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Community celebrates Easter at drive-in church service

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Temecula Mayor James “Stew” Stewart wanted to do something to show unity while the city, along with the rest of the nation, endures stay-at-home orders and business shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic so they decided to light up City Hall. see page A-3

Local Homeless community faces unique challenges during pandemic Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting every segment of the population. Young and poor, rich and old, the virus can aﬀect everyone, in one way or another, including those with no place to call home. see page A-4

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Capt. Jason Penner named top cop at CHP’s Temecula Area oﬃce Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The California Highway Patrol’s Temecula Area office has a new face in charge. Capt. Jason Penner comes to Temecula March 11, after running the CHP’s El Cajon office. Penner has extensive experience as a CHP officer in various parts of the state. He’s worked in El Centro, Santa Cruz, San Juan Capistrano, Oceanside and other cities in various jobs, having worked his way up through the ranks and serving as a traffic investigator before being promoted to captain. But he’s not actually a native Californian – in fact, he’s a Canadian, born and raised in Invermere, British Columbia. Penner said he’d always dreamed of coming to California after visiting at the age of 13.

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Worshippers gather at a drive-in Easter service provided by 412 Church at Reading Cinemas in Murrieta, April 12. Everyone attending the public service parked and observed the service from their cars in compliance with social distancing guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See more photos on page B-6. Valley News/Shane Gibson photos

Seeing Disneyland and the sunny weather “just confirmed everything I thought about California,” Penner said. Years after that visit, the CHP oﬀered him the chance to make the state his home. Penner said while attending college in Canada, he had begun looking into law enforcement careers, but he was facing limited openings there. Getting the idea to apply in California from a television show “ChiPs” from the 70s and 80s, he learned the CHP was hiring. Penner happens to be a dual citizen of both the U.S. and Canada – his mother is American – so there was nothing stopping him from moving. Now in his 24th year as a CHP oﬃcer, Penner said Temecula is his 13th assignment. see PENNER, page A-2

Captain Jason Penner is the new oﬃcer in charge of the California Highway Patrol Temecula Area. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

‘Absolutely crazy:’ Grocery workers describe how coronavirus has changed their jobs Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Back in February, most grocery store employees probably did not imagine that they would join the ranks of police, firefighters and health care employees as “essential” workers in a historic national crisis. But things certainly have changed in a very short span of time. The pandemic crisis has quickly revealed the importance of grocery workers, as well as many other workers, that probably have never been widely viewed as critical to a functional society. And it’s certainly been a difficult last several weeks for them. As anyone who has visited a see GROCERY, page A-4

A Ralphs employee in Temecula gathers grocery carts and sanitizes them in a cart corral for shoppers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

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San Jacinto fault is ‘potentially dangerous,’ expert says Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

As though Californians needed more natural disasters to contend with on top of an ongoing pandemic, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake centered near rural Anza rattled much of the southern part of the state Friday, April 3. While the quake was not powerful enough to cause any damage, mild-to-moderate shaking could be felt across a wide swath of Southern California, not just in Riverside County but in heavily populated Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange counties as well. Many Californians have probably

heard about the San Andreas fault – the one responsible for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake – for much of their lives. But what about the fault responsible for the April 3 quake in Anza, the San Jacinto fault? Thomas Rockwell, a paleoseismologist and structural geologist at San Diego State University, said the San Jacinto fault, too, is capable of large earthquakes, and it has caused them in the past. If you’ve ever looked at a map of the Hemet-San Jacinto area before, you might have noticed that there’s an almost straight line running along the eastern edge of the valley, sharply dividing the valley ﬂoor and the mountains. That, in fact,

is the San Jacinto fault. That fault line runs from the San Bernardino region all the way down into the mountains of eastern San Diego County. Rockwell said the fault, if it were named today, would probably be more accurately called the western branch of the San Andreas fault. The San Jacinto fault is “potentially dangerous,” Rockwell said. The segment near Anza does frequently produce small quakes, in the magnitude 3.0 range, as well as moderate ones like the April 3 one. “These 5.0s, there’s been at least ﬁve of them in the last 20-25 years,” Rockwell said. “They’re relatively common.”

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The San Jacinto fault can also produce much larger seismic events. “In the southern part of the fault, we had relatively large earthquakes in 1968 and 1987, with the Borrego Mountain and Superstition Hills earthquakes,” Rockwell said. “These are in the magnitude 6.5 range. So we know the fault is capable of producing moderately large quakes rather frequently.” Historically, it’s responsible for quakes even larger than that. “It has sustained a number of moderately large earthquakes historically,” he said. Some of the most notable ones in the last couple hundred years include an estimated magnitude 6.9 quake in 1918 that ruptured the fault line from Anza toward Hemet, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck on Christmas Day, 1899 and a magnitude 7.3 quake in 1800. “The worst-case scenario is a repeat of the earthquake of 1800,” Rockwell said. “That ruptured the fault from at least Hemet all the way to the southern end of the Clark strand” – meaning Clark Lake, close to 50 miles southeast of Hemet near Borrego Springs. That 1800 earthquake is known to have cracked walls at the San Diego de Alcalá and San Juan Capistrano missions, but other than that, it didn’t cause much in the way of serious damage – because there wasn’t much to damage. Even 50 years later, after California was admitted to the union, the 1850 census recorded only about 92,000 people living in the entire state. Few people were around in Southern California to be aﬀected by the 1800 quake. Today, more than 2 million people live in Riverside County alone. How likely is it that there actually will be a repeat of the 1800 quake in the coming decades? Nothing is certain, Rockwell said, but it is a possibility we should be prepared for.

The average return time for large earthquakes on the San Jacinto fault is about 200-270 years, he said. “We’re already coming into the window where it could happen tomorrow or it would wait 100 years,” Rockwell said. There are other lingering nearby threats as well. In addition to the San Andreas fault, which experts have long said is overdue for a major earthquake in its southern section, the Elsinore fault – which runs between the Corona area and Temecula – is capable of producing a serious earthquake. The fault’s Glen Ivy segment near Lake Elsinore produced a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in 1910, while a southeastern extension of the fault in Baja California has caused two earthquakes in the magnitude 7.0 range, most recently on Easter Day 2010. It hasn’t caused an earthquake in its Temecula segment recently, and there’s not thought to be any immediate threat of that happening, but the possibility is there. “The Elsinore ruptured along the Temecula segment about three to four hundred years ago, and it produces these larger earthquakes every four to six hundred years, so the likelihood is not high but it’s certainly capable,” Rockwell said. The important thing, he said, is just to be prepared for the potential of a large earthquake, an everpresent threat that Californians may end up taking more seriously at the end of the coronavirus pandemic, another unpredictable threat that has always been within the realm of possibility. “I think the take home is we should all be prepared for the potential of a large earthquake,” Rockwell said. “I think this virus situation is teaching us that we should have a store of food and water.” Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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RIVERSIDE – Riverside County is calling on all willing residents, especially those with medical expertise, to support response efforts for novel coronavirus. Assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities and other group medical care sites are particularly in need for workers willing to care for COVID-19 patients. This request goes out to all physicians, both active and retired, nurses, nurse assistants, as well as nonmedical volunteers such as office staff or Class A and B drivers. The opportunities vary with some paid openings available. The county needs its residents’ varied talents to support the response throughout the region’s impacted communities. “This is the call to action. We need medical volunteers willing to take care of patients who are COVID positive,” Dr. Michael Mesisca of Riverside University Health System said. “We will provide full protective equipment to keep you safe. But we need people to step up today. Go to our website and sign up to volunteer.”

For all volunteer positions, volunteers should include all information requested to speed up the process for a background check and position placement. Useful information will include an availability schedule, driver’s license and any professional licenses or certiﬁcate numbers for the medical volunteers. “We need healthy people who can give their time in both medical and nonmedical positions,” V. Manuel Perez, 4th District supervisor, said. “This is our moment to come together as a community and help each other.” Once a volunteer’s background check has cleared, they will be contacted to link their skills and availability with critical needs. For more information about becoming a volunteer and to submit their information, visit the Riverside County Public Health website, https://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus, and click on the “Volunteer” button or call (951) 955-9227 for additional assistance. Submitted by Riverside County.

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to be in one place,” Penner said. “I like Temecula because it’s a small office and I grew up more in a smaller environment, so to me, there’s a comfort level in that.” However, his appointment to run the Temecula office did come with poor timing, he said. The coronavirus pandemic means Penner can’t do some of the things he was excited to get working on. “I love going out into the community to hear the problems people have and then coming up with ways to solve those problems,” he said. “I did it in El Cajon, whether it was “coffee with a cop” or town hall meetings.” He said he finds that type of work rewarding, and it’s unfortunate he won’t be able to do that in Temecula immediately. But he is definitely prepared for the eventual end of the pandemic. “I’ve got a list of things I want to say and then once this coronavirus thing is over,” he said. One example? “I see a lot of people on cell phones,” Penner said. So, look out, southwest County – Penner isn’t going to tolerate texting and driving. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

Despite his various postings, Penner is actually no stranger to the Temecula Valley. He’s lived here for 16 years. For much of his time at various CHP offices around Southern California, he’s been commuting from Temecula every day. “I’ve commuted all the roads we have to cover,” he said. That’s certainly a help in managing one lieutenant, five sergeants, 40 officers, seven non-uniformed positions, 17 senior volunteers and 15 explorers across a 900-squaremile jurisdiction encompassing all of southwest Riverside County. Penner said his familiarity with local roads means he’s familiar with local problems, saying he knows about traffic concerns in the region and safety problems on the Ortega Highway and state Route 71. Penner said he’s excited to be working where he lives, not just because it means he no longer has a long daily commute to contend with, but because he loves the area. “I’ve only been here (at the Temecula office) for a short time, but not since I graduated from the academy have I been so excited

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Temecula lights up city hall in solidarity during COVID-19 pandemic Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Temecula Mayor James “Stew” Stewart wanted to do something to show unity while the city, along with the rest of the nation endures stay-at-home orders and business shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. Stewart has requested that city hall be lit up in red, white and blue for the duration of the crisis. “As we are all going through these very challenging times, we shall light up city hall as a beacon of hope while the chimes play ‘God Bless America’ nightly,” Stewart said in a press release. “Our health is in each other’s hands, so it is imperative that we all stay safe at home to remain healthy and hopeful as we get through these difficult times together.” The city continued to attempt to keep the community updated on the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 through social media and a dedicated website at https://www.temeculaca.gov/ coronavirus. According to the Riverside County Public Health Department, as of Tuesday, April 14, the county has 1,961 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Tuesday was the largest single day surge in the number of confirmed cases in the county since the pandemic began. To date, 50 residents have succumbed to the virus, while 376 people have recovered from the virus. “We hope to see some progress, but our modeling is still playing out,” Dr. Michael Mesisca of Riverside University Health System said Friday during a media briefing livestreamed from the County Administrative Center in Riverside. “We hear of other places where the positive (infection) rates are coming down, such as New York. We hope to see that here.” Drilling down those numbers at a more local level, as of press time, Tuesday, April 14, the county reported 68 cases in Temecula, but no one has died as a result of the virus. Menifee had 67 cases, Lake Elsinore had 62 cases, Murrieta had 60 cases and Hemet had 67 cases. All four cities reported a single death each. In Wildomar 29 cases were reported with two deaths. San Jacinto was reported as having 15 cases and Canyon Lake had five cases, no deaths were reported in those two cities.

This infographic provided by the Riverside County Public Health Department shows the COVID-19 projections for Riverside County. Valley News/Courtesy photo

The county reported number totals for unincorporated areas including French Valley with 23 cases, Anza with ﬁve, Lakeland Village with eight, Winchester with one, Valle Vista with three, East Hemet with two and Homeland with one. Romoland has no cases reported and no deaths were reported in the unincorporated communities. The county also announced over the weekend that a fourth testing facility would open Tuesday, April 14, at the Perris Fairgrounds, located at 18700 Lake Perris Drive. Riverside County residents who want to be tested can call (800) 9456171 for an appointment. Drive-ups without appointments cannot be accommodated. “As this pandemic progresses, knowledge is power. The more testing and data we have, the quicker we can get control of this virus and get back to business,” Jeﬀ Hewitt, 5th District supervisor, said in a press release. “This gives us a

crucial mid county location, and I am very happy to see it open up.” The county also put out a call for volunteers, speciﬁcally those with medical expertise, interested in helping with support response efforts. According to the press release issued Saturday, April 11, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities and other group medical care sites are particularly in need for workers willing to care for COVID-19 patients. “This is the call to action. We need medical volunteers willing to take care of patients who are COVID positive,” Mesisca said. “We will provide full protective equipment to keep you safe. But we need people to step up today. Go to our website and sign up to volunteer.” For more information about becoming a volunteer and to submit their information, visit the Riverside County Public Health website at http://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus and click on the “Volunteer”

Murrieta City Council awards construction contracts for Town Square Park restrooms and roadway improvement Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Murrieta City Council approved two construction project contracts following a special teleconference meeting called Tuesday, April 7, at 2 p.m. with all five council members, the city clerk, city manager, staﬀ and city attorney participating. The regular April 7 public meeting was canceled. The teleconference meeting complied with the state health department order to “stay at home” to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was called by phone with all ﬁve city council members checking in. Following the governing body announcements with no email or phone comments. Following the discussion the council, with all present on the teleconference, approved a $2,646,646.25 contract with GMC Engineering for roadway improvements on Clinton Keith Road, the new Warm Springs Parkway. The contract calls for 730 linear feet of roadway improvements on Warm Springs Parkway and approximately 1,400 linear feet of roadway improvements on Clinton Keith Road. The project includes constructing new Warm Springs Parkway as a 76-foot wide curb-to-curb, four-lane major roadway. Adding a right turn pocket at the intersection of Clinton Keith Road and installation of new medians. The project features include sidewalk, landscaped medians, drainage improvements, signage and striping, street lighting, dry utilities and

water and sewer utilities. A traffic signal will also be installed at the intersection of Warm Springs Parkway and Clinton Keith Road. There were five bids sent in for the project with GMC being the lowest bid. The other bidders were: Mamco Inc., dba Alabbasi; Hillcrest Contracting Inc.; All American Asphalt and the Griffith Company. The council voted 5-0 to let the contract. Next, the council discussed purchasing prefabricated restroom structures for Town Square Park. Proper restrooms at the park were absent and of particular concern now with the COVID-19 crisis. The city council, recognizing the lack of proper restroom facilities in the park, were needed because of the current COVID-19 pandemic. It was noted in the proposed contract resolution to purchase the restroom facilities, “the current absence of restrooms at Town Square Park causes an imminent healthy, safety and welfare concern for the public due to the inability for park patrons and the

general public to use appropriate restroom facilities and wash their hands, with thorough hand-washing being of utmost importance during the emergency.” As a result of the council in a unanimous vote awarded a contract, not to exceed $1,731,975, to Public Restroom Company to install prefabricated restroom buildings in the park. The contract also includes the installation or a utility room and dressing room for the amphitheater. The staﬀ reports noted the city, in the past, had favorable contracts with PRC to install other prefabricated restrooms in other city parks. Funding for the new restroom project was taken from other funding sources applicable to the city ongoing parks and recreation plans. The city in past actions awarded Act 1 Construction to build an amphitheater covering, installation of a public address system, security cameras, Wi-Fi system previously and other projects. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Late winter storms provide drought relief

Motorists drive on a wet Interstate 15 freeway while rain soaks the region for several consecutive days.

Homeless community faces unique challenges during pandemic Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR A woman walks through Old Town Temecula Thursday, April 9, as rain soaks the region for several consecutive days. Valley News/Shane Gibson photos

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A series of late winter storms moved through the area recently providing some much-needed relief to the drought status of southwest Riverside County, according to reports from the U.S. Drought Monitor. Before the storms dumped 6.18 inches of rain in Temecula, the southwest portion of the county was labeled as abnormally dry by the agency which monitors and reports on drought throughout the U.S. As of Tuesday, April 7, the area was once again declared to be drought free. Annual average rainfall in Temecula is about 16 inches, the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District said. After the storms, the city exceeded that amount, bringing its total rainfall for the season up to 18.18 inches, according to weather currents. During the storms, which began Monday, April 6, and continued through Saturday, April 11, Murrieta received 4.7 inches of rainfall, while Lake Elsinore saw 3.63 inches and Hemet saw 5.25 inches. In the unincorporated community of Anza, 3.04 inches of precipitation

was reported, while in French Valley 5.39 inches of rain was reported over the life of the six-day storm. In north San Diego County 5.75 inches of rain was reported in Fallbrook, which also was listed as abnormally dry by the U.S. Drought Monitor before the storms moved into the area. Following the storms, Fallbrook and all of San Diego County, along with San Bernardino County to the north were declared as drought free. Portions of Orange and Los Angeles counties also showed improvement in drought conditions. In other weather-related news, Riverside County Department of Transportation closed Joseph Road at Nicolas Road shortly after 8 a.m. Friday, April 10, due to flooding. Earlier in the week, Leon Road between Domenigoni Parkway and Olive Avenue just east of Menifee was also closed due to the downpours that triggered flooding and numerous washouts throughout the county. Alternate routes were provided for motorists and all flooded roads have since reopened. City News Service contributed to this story. Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting every segment of the population. Young and poor, rich and old, the virus can affect everyone, in one way or another. Those who are insulated from the economic effects of the virus can still get sick. Those who successfully ride out the pandemic without getting infected may nevertheless find themselves unemployed at the end of it. Especially vulnerable are those who were already in a precarious situation before the crisis even began – the homeless population. People experiencing homelessness not only face the basic danger of getting sick with the coronavirus but are also seeing resources they rely on dry up during the pandemic. Aaron Petroff, director of the Social Work Action Group, which works with local cities including Lake Elsinore, said his organization is having trouble helping individuals get into treatment facilities. “With this situation, treatment facilities had temporarily stopped taking people,” Petroff said. “We have a few people who are ready to go in waiting for the next bed space, and that’s been put on hold now for maybe about a month, maybe five weeks.” Petroff’s organization, which

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is also known by the acronym SWAG, focuses on getting homeless individuals into transitional housing and treatment programs for mental health or addition. “Our normal operations almost always include getting somebody to the point where they’re willing to at least try behavioral health,” he said. “Sometimes it’s a slow approach – we’re not telling somebody something they don’t already know.” He said it’s frustrating to be unable to get help for people who are willing to ask for it, but of course, he understands the reason why treatment centers are reluctant to accept new patients at the moment. “Nobody wants to bring in one person to contaminate their whole operation,” he said. Despite the difficulty in going about their usual work of helping people get off the streets, Petroff said SWAG is also focusing on other things, like ensuring local homeless individuals have access to food in a time when some food banks have ceased operations due to the pandemic, and the coronavirus has made it possibly hazardous to wait in line for food at the ones that are open. “Normally we don’t like to just give out food and hygiene, but in this situation, we’re trying to help people stay isolated, not have to go in and ask for food three times a day,” Petroff said. “Someone on the streets, their normal routine

is, ‘Typically I go to this public restroom, and I go to this food pantry here.’” Petroff said SWAG workers and the group’s nurse practitioner are also checking on individuals to see if they report any symptoms of coronavirus during their daily contacts with those living on the streets, while maintaining social distancing and utilizing gloves and masks – the group ran out of medical masks but is now using cloth masks donated by members of the community, Petroff said. He said the group is encouraging homeless individuals they work with to contact their team if anyone they know starts to develop symptoms. “We just need to be in constant communication,” Petroff said. “It may not be you, but if your buddy starts to cough or have a fever… it’s really just trying to keep an open line of communication.” Fortunately, the SWAG team has not encountered anyone reporting coronavirus symptoms so far. But Petroff stressed that they were available as a resource, and that the group’s medical practitioner and the rest of the team will work to get medical care for anyone who may need it. “If somebody’s got a cough, we’ll have a nurse practitioner come out,” Petroff said. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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ing quickly. “Toilet paper is still kind of an issue,” Roundy said. “We have it in the morning, and then it runs out in an hour or two.” She said the store is limiting the quantity customers are allowed to purchase for certain items, including things like eggs and hand sanitizer. Getting sick, though, is definitely a concern for both Hizon and Roundy, as even while taking what precautions they can, there’s no way to avoid potentially coming into contact with someone who has the coronavirus and may not know it yet. Hizon said one worry for her is that some are not being as careful with socially distancing inside the store as they ought to be. She said the store has at times tried to limit the number of shoppers inside the building at times, but that there is little that can be done to prevent customers from getting too close together. “Unfortunately, nobody’s taking any of the social distancing seriously in the store, and there’s been certain times when I feel like there’s too many people in the store,” Hizon said. Hizon said she’s grateful to still have her job at a time when many other ﬁelds are laying workers oﬀ, but she does worry that she could be exposing herself to the virus. “It’s very stressful,” Hizon said. “It’s very stressful. I mean, it’s a lot of anxiety. I’m grateful that I have my job, but I feel like I’m putting myself out there.” Roundy said because of the fact that she could be exposed to the virus through her job, she is doing her best to self-isolate at home – her sister has asthma, and so would be at-risk if she were to get sick with the coronavirus. “That would be an issue if she does get it, or if I get it and I give it to her, but I’ve been staying in my room as much as possible,” Roundy said. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

grocery store since the middle of March knows, it started with the toilet paper. “We had every check stand open, we had all the self-checkouts open and the lines were just crazy,” Diane Hizon, an employee at Ralphs in Temecula, said. She said the store was busier than she’d ever seen it. “It was worse than Thanksgiving, it was worse than Christmas,” Hizon said. That’s how another employee at the store, Ireland Roundy, described it as well. “When it started a few weeks ago, it was just absolutely crazy,” Roundy said. “We had lines to the back of the store.” Roundy said some customers waited as long as 45 minutes to check out. After the toilet paper, it wasn’t long before people started clearing out non-perishables. “Everyone started buying pasta and beans,” Hizon said. Things, fortunately, have died down in the last few weeks as everyone settles into their new socially distant lives, although Hizon said alcohol sales have gone up and yeast is nowhere to be found inside the store. “They’re all baking and drinking,” she said jokingly. Hizon and Roundy’s store is taking precautions – there are now plexiglass screens at all of the check stands to provide a barrier between cashiers and customers. The store is providing masks. Workers now have to wash their hands and clean their work stations regularly. “They have a recorded announcement in the store saying that, you know, it’s the top of the hour, Ralphs associates, you need to wash your hands and clean your station,” Hizon said. “So I’m constantly cleaning, constantly wiping everything down.” Most supplies are once again wellstocked, but some are still disappear-

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San Jacinto council approves new city seal Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

After some debate, the city of San Jacinto will soon be sporting a new city seal approved by the city council Tuesday, April 7. The city council, with Mayor Andrew Kotyuk absent because of a family emergency, met by teleconference Tuesday in respect to the countywide “stay-at-home” order issued by the Riverside County health oﬃcer to help contain the global COVID-19 pandemic. A 3-1 vote approved the creation of a new city seal that will be used on city letterhead, documents, employee and elected business cards, online webpages and the city’s social media platform, vehicles, clothing and other city parapher-

nalia. The seal is separate from the city logo. Residents participated in a contest to design the city seal in 2019. Contest designers were prompted to think about what best represented the city’s past, present and future. The entries would become the sole property of the city. In its Aug. 7, 2019, council meeting, declared the seal design which was submitted by Irasema (Edee) Gaviria was the winner of the contest. The other design submitted was by her husband Richard Graviria. Only the two designs were submitted. The chosen seal design depicts the Estudillo Mansion, North Mountain with the “S” illuminated, an agriculture field and a representation of Native Americans to

honor the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians. City staff made sure the images were approved by the represented parties: the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, the Estudillo Mansion and the San Jacinto Unified School District. The new seal was slightly adjusted by staff graphic artists and presented for final approval to the council at Tuesday’s meeting. Councilmember Alonso Ledesma said he liked the first approved seal design which featured a different image from what the tribe submitted and of North Mountain designed by city staff and gave the only “no” vote. Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Ruiz praised the new design and the work that went into its final design. “It will stand out when it is em-

bossed,” Ruiz said. Councilmember Russ Utz said he liked the new seal design and thought the Soboba Tribe’s portion of the seal, which was submitted by the tribe elders, was a good representation. “We are tied to the hip with the Soboba Tribe,” he said. Councilmember Joel Lopez paused for a little while before casting the ﬁnal “yes” vote. Kotyuk asked the council to continue the second discussion item on the night’s agenda until he is present. That item will review the city’s Irrevocable Trust Program to pay down CalPERS retirement obligations. The council, at his request, continued the discussion until the April 21 scheduled meeting. The city clerk read the one

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emailed public comment to the council. The resident requested the council prohibit new small cell towers being installed in the city until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. The council does not have to respond to resident public comments that are not on the meeting agenda. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Wildomar City Council holds virtual council meeting Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

With a masked Mayor Dustin Nigg as the only member of the Wildomar City Council in the council chambers, all the members of the council and city’s staﬀ logged in from home for its April 8 meeting. In general business, the council had a lengthy discussion about a proposed Emergency Services Order that would temporarily suspend city enforcement activities that was put forward to protect businesses and increase housing opportunities within the city. The proposal, presented by city manager Gary Nordquist, included suspending enforcement of recent city signage ordinances, reducing business registration fees by 50%, waving application processing fees, waving the business registration requirement for annual stormwater inspections, removing public hearing signage requirements for pending projects and suspending enforcement of time limits on recreational vehicle parking on residential streets. Those suspensions and waivers would expire either Dec. 31, 2020, or June 30, 2021. Nigg opened the discussion, mentioning the city’s disaster committee that meets every day and came up with the proposals. “The overarching intent with the

relaxation of these items – reduce fees, more lackadaisical enforcement of the sign code or RVs, suspending the RV enforcement – the whole intent was to help where we could,” he said. “When we do return to some sense of normalcy, the conditions are right for industry to start working and get people back to work.” Councilmember Joseph Morabito had concerns with the item as it was presented and criticized the signage restriction relaxation. “I understand the sentiment of wanting to help out our businesses, but I do not believe such measures beneﬁt the residents or business community,” he said. “There are so many things going on right now,” Councilmember Marsha Swanson said. “I totally agree with the ‘We not me,’ not Wildomar right now. Let some of these things go.” The council amended the proposal to reinstate the requirement for public hearing signs and removed an exemption on billboards advertising for businesses outside of the city. The amended proposal was approved unanimously. The council heard lengthy presentations from each of the city departments regarding how each is handling the COVID-19 crisis. The council discussed and provided direction to staff regarding whether to pursue the possibility of

switching from five council districts to four with a directly elected at-large mayor. City residents would be able to vote for two candidates as well. Resident Gina Castanon wrote in to express her desire for this subject to be put to a vote by the community. Resident Kenny Mayes wrote he would be in favor of the move, providing the mayor position was ceremonial and term limits for all were included. Benoit questioned what the cost would be for the 2022 redrawing of the city’s districts. Nordquist estimated it would cost around $10,000. The council voted 4-1 to have staff continuing to work on this issue with Morabito voting in opposition. The council also approved the consent calendar unanimously. The calendar included the second reading of an amendment to an ordinance in the Wildomar Municipal Code pertaining to hazardous vegetation and the reading of an ordinance amending lien agreements for subdivisions in municipal code. They also adopted an omnibus ordinance ratifying ordinances between 2016 and 2019. The council also approved a 20202021 list of projects for Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Mayes criticized the schedule and the city staff’s ability to execute it, via email. They also approved a subdivision

The Wildomar City Council held its ﬁrst council meeting on Zoom at its April 8 meeting. Valley News/Courtesy photo

improvement agreement, stormwater management/BMP facilities agreement resolution and a Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Amendment No. 2 to reimbursement agreement for Bundy Canyon Road from Interstate 15 to Sunset Avenue. They also authorized applications submitted for local early action planning grant program funds from the state of California and the Department of House and Community Development. Lastly in the consent calendar, the council approved a policy authorizing electronic authorization of documents. In general business, the council reviewed and approved the third quarter budget report and revision to the schedule of authorized positions. Wildomar ﬁnance director James Riley gave the council a report. He said staﬀ did take a look at the impact that the coronavirus has had on city

revenue, but it was too early to determine the effect on the city’s finances. “I know there will be direct impacts, obviously,” Councilmember Ben Benoit said. “I wonder how that’s going to flesh out at the end, but I get for right now we probably stay the course on where we’re at and make these other minor adjustments. It’s going to be tough going forward.” Morabito asked if it was too early to tell what the impact would be on Measure AA and other sales taxes would be. Riley said he expects more information to be available by May. Nordquist said the League of California Cities sent the city a survey about possible impacts on cities that is being prepared by staff and will be made available to the council. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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BUSINESS April 17 – 23, 2020

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edding special event planners su er during coronavirus outbreak

Michelle Garibay, middle, of Michelle Garibay Events works with her team while overseeing a wedding ceremony in summer 2019. Garibay and other wedding professionals are having to scramble to reschedule weddings and deal with lost revenue due to the coronavirus crisis. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

In 2019, Visit Temecula Valley, the organization tasked with bringing tourists and visitors to the Temecula Valley, reported that in 2018 the Temecula Wine Country generated $1.1 billion in economic impact for the region. In addition to the more than 35 wineries in the area, a big draw for the valley is the wedding and special events industry. ot conﬁned to Temecula Wine Country, any given weekend, from May through October, can see more than a dozen weddings and events happening at venues throughout the valley. While the wineries are certainly taking a signiﬁcant hit in revenue and tourism is mostly nonexistent in wine country – the weddings and events industry has downright disappeared. “We’re in the events industry, mainly weddings, and all events have been canceled,” Elliot Miklich of Gava D’s BBQ said. “All of our events, all the way through June have canceled and that’s our main source of income is doing our barbecue catering. We don’t have any other job. It hit us pretty hard having all those cancellations and reschedules toward the end of the year because obviously we were relying on that to pull us through for the next coming months.” Miklich said during the slower months of the year leading up to May, deposits on upcoming events and weddings help sustain them, but none of that is happening right now.

In response, they have had to pivot to make money. “We just had to totally change our business model and come up with something else we can do to make money riding on our catering permits and licensing,” Miklich said. “The CDC and health departments are allowing restaurants and everyone to offer these pickups and deliveries. So, we went that route, crossing our fingers and hoping that it would work out.” Darren Diess of Strategic Fundraising Solutions works with a lot of nonprofits throughout the region, putting on fundraising and special events. “The caterers, the photographers, the DJs, the auctioneers,” Deiss said. “I mean, I lost almost 40% of my revenue in four days. March, April, May, September, October and November. Those are my six busy months. So, I have two seasons, and I’m already losing events in September and October. Just because they’re saying people aren’t going to come back and nobody’s going to want to come out again.” Michelle Garibay of Michelle Garibay Events is working day and night trying to reschedule brides for weddings planned at venues that are closed for the foreseeable future. “The majority of us are small businesses and when we’re forced to postpone weddings, that really cuts into cashflow and being able to put food on the table for families,” Garibay said. “It’s kind of interesting how the workforce has been divided up between essential and nonessential workers.

Wedding planners are the essential workers in the event industry because we are still putting out fires and crisis management and taking care of our couples. Because the venues are shut down and a lot of key personnel are either furloughed and temporarily laid off, they don’t have access to email. We then fill that role.” “It’s pretty devastating,” Miklich said. “Not just for everyone involved in the wedding industry, but for our clients who have booked weddings. These are events that our clients sometimes have planned for over a year.” It has forced wedding and event professionals to get creative. Trying to accommodate brides and grooms who want to keep their wedding date and do a small wedding, Garibay and other wedding professionals in the area have launched a new option. “Literally we launched it maybe an hour ago, it’s called Virtual Vows,” Garibay said. “We are now giving them an option to (get married) in a virtual format to where it’s the two of them. We’ve got some pretty flowers coming in, photo livestreaming of the ceremony, so friends and family can participate. We have a digital invitation that can be sent out to everybody, a sweetheart table or a dining table so that the close family who lives at that house can have a celebrative dinner, a wedding cake to help celebrate. But doing it in a safe way and following social distancing guidelines that are required of us for those couples who don’t really want to wait and they want to keep their wedding day.”

Darren Diess of Strategic Fundraising Solutions talks to a donor during an Oak Grove Center fundraiserin 2019. Diess says when the restrictions came down, he immediately lost 40% of his annual revenue. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Elliot Miklich of Gava D’s BBQ caters weddings and special events throughout the Temecula Valley during better times. The caterer has had to pi ot and o er pac aged meals this spring due to all weddings and events being canceled. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Diess said nonproﬁt organizations are doing something similar to continue their fundraising efforts. Organizations like the Foundation for Senior Care and Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center are doing virtual fundraisers. “We’re going to run it kind of like a Jerry Lewis telethon,” Diess said of the senior care fundraiser he’s putting together. “It’s going to be a 30 to 45-minute program talking about the mission in a pre-interview. There will be four or ﬁve people in his warehouse buildings at the time running it, and we’ll run it in real time and they’ll use it on Facebook. “Michelle’s Place, they’re doing

a virtual 5K that’s coming up,” he said. “They were able to get online sponsors. They’re selling T-shirts. Just sign up online and support the cause and mission.” Diess is also suggesting to his clients that they take a bit of a break from fundraising and connect with their donors. “So many of the local nonproﬁts forget that piece, you know, they just event, event, event and my recommendation for them is just kind of back off, take a break, make some phone calls and start to build those one-on-one relationships a little bit deeper,” he said. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

Menifee’s ‘Zero Stop Shop’ introduced to city businesses in virtual stakeholder workshop Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

enifee staﬀ presented a virtual stakeholder workshop Friday, April 10, designed to help leaders from the commercial, industrial and retail areas understand and utilize the city’s “Zero Stop Shop” permitting center to move forward with their projects during the coronavirus pandemic. The workshop was moderated by Cheryl Kitzerow, community development director, and brought more than 30 participants, including city department heads, to hear about the city’s permitting process and how the city developers can still proceed with their projects even though the city hall is closed for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. Department heads stood by online from their own city hall

offices or homes to e plain how developers can go about submitting project plans, obtaining building permits and paying their fees without coming into city hall. City staff also presented the most upto-date activities, hoping to keep the stressed economy in the city moving forward. The participants were also asked to share their difficulties and ideas how the city can better serve them with their individual projects. Available to answer their questions and hear their ideas were city manager Armando Villa, assistant city manager Jeff Wyman, deputy city manager Rochelle Clayton, economic director Gina Gonzales, senior building inspector Craig Carlson, city clerk Stephanie Roseen and Jonathan Smith, director of public works. After the presentation, a number

of the business community leaders and developers gave the city staﬀ an update about how their businesses have been aﬀected by the lock downs. Not all the updates were good, but business owners showed optimism for when the crisis is over. William Sacriste, director of forward planning for Lennar and one of the participants, said while there has been a 50% reduction in their home sales since the pandemic began. “We are very concerned about our welcome home centers,” but he added that people are continuously calling about the homes and the builder is still working with their trade partners to move the Menifee projects forward. He did request the city consider extending the new building code fees for at least 60 days. Gordon Mize, senior vice presi-

dent of Lee and Associates Commercial Real Estate, said they were not funding many people at this time and without some fee deferments it could become even more diﬃcult. He said the move to e-commerce or commercial transactions conducted electronically or on the internet is helping and recommended more to take advantage of it. Lyn Robbins, a real estate agent, said home sellers have been reluctant to place their homes on the real estate multiple listing service during the coronavirus pandemic without being able to have open houses safely. A caller from the Riverside Building Industry Association joined the workshop, praising the city for the virtual city hall “zero stop shop” project and how it is helping the industry keep moving forward in these times.

Kitzerow explained that by visiting the city website, https:// www.cityofmenifee.us/virtualcityhall, developers and other businessmen can learn more about what select services and permit applications are offered online or by telephone since all walk-in services have been suspended on the order of the Riverside County Health Department until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Calls are still being accepted at Menifee City Hall at (951) 672-6777 and being directed to the various departments for information when possible. Kitzerow said there will be other virtual city hall development workshops in the future as the coronavirus continues. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Business

County fees for commissary, waste permits headed higher City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved increasing fees charged by the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health for permits to sell food in markets, operate community water systems, store waste and conduct other activities that require the county’s stamp of approval, but many fees will remain frozen for the benefit of businesses hit hard by the coronavirus emergency. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on Environmental Health Director Keith Jones’ request for hikes to raise permit fees by 3%, approximating an increase in the region’s consumer price index last year. “The new ... fees will produce sufficient revenue to support the proposed costs of providing services in the upcoming fiscal year for which (the) required fees are

being charged,” Jones said in a statement posted to the board’s policy agenda. “Businesses will be moderately impacted by increased fees for food market permits, plan checks, solid waste and hazardous material-related activities, septic tank and water well permits,” he said. “Every effort has been made to minimize impacts on industries which are suffering the economic effects due to CO ID-19.” A county ordinance passed in 2014 authorizes the department to adjust fees to keep up with inflation. Environmental health officials anticipate the agency will be saddled with heftier e penses in fiscal year 2020-2021, due to greater internal service charges, as well as higher labor costs stemming from union contracts, pension obligations, insurance payments and lease outlays connected to five facilities. The fee hikes will net about

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Education

National Geographic Society offers free resources for parents

A student watches National Geographic Explorer Classroom at home. National Geographic/Rebecca Hale photo

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The National Geographic Society is oﬀering free, easy to use resources for parents looking for ways to further their children’s education throughout the life of the COVID-19 pandemic, the society announced recently. From the Explorer Classroom featuring live broadcasts connecting young people virtually to National Geographic Explorers to Curated Collections and even a resource library, NatGeo hopes to further education in students from

around the world, Vicki Phillips, chief education officer of The National Geographic Society, said. “We have a very large resource library that has been built for educators, but when all of this started to happen and schools were closing so rapidly, we were hearing from educators and parents both how they didn’t feel equipped with the right resources,” Phillips said. “So we started curating collections on this page we developed called ‘Learn at Home’ that is easy to navigate but best of all has activities that are great to be done at home and can be used by both

parents and teachers alike.” Activities focus on everything from backyard science to arts and music. “We have collections for every single age and grade range of students and then we have some very cool things like citizen science they can do in their backyard,” Phillips said. “We have some cool collections about what our explorers do.” E plorer classrooms are oﬀering a live broadcast connecting students and parents with National Geographic Explorers who share information about their expedi-

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tions, adventures and findings in the field, Phillips said. The live classroom is offered at 11 a.m. each day. “It’s fantastic,” Phillips said. “We used to do it periodically and we always got good reviews, but when schools closed so rapidly, we decided to create a daily format. We’ve had 135 of our explorers sign up to do this.” Explorer Classrooms are being offered in English, Spanish and closed captioned. “We feel strongly about being able to expose teachers, students and families to our NatGeo scientists, resources and storytellers,” Phillips said. “We’ve heard from teachers around the globe about how powerful it is for their students to feel connected.” Also available are curated collections consisting of learn-athome activities for all ages to build their skills in science, social studies and more. Offerings include traditional classroom activities as well as course on things like storytelling through photography, archeology and protecting endangered animals. “If they go onto our website and pull up the learn at home section, there are sections by grades, and those are activities that we pulled out of our resource library and we have made sure they are things that can be done given the current circumstances,” Phillips said, adding that NatGeo put them in one easy and accessible spot. “Our resource library has about 5,000 items in it and we knew that could be tough to navigate as quickly as parents and teachers

need it, so that is why we did these curated collections,” she said. Even with the curated collections, the resource library is still available for parents and educators and has free lessons, videos and articles across a range of subjects and grade levels. “We have activities ideas and lessons for learners grades K-12,” Phillips said. Also available is the community and connection section of the website, where educators and parents can share resources, ideas, instructional tools and even encouragement with other educators. “We’ve also partnered with our colleagues at Disney to do NatGeo At Home and at that site people can also get access to our collections as well as ﬁnd an array of other things.” Phillips said. Visit https://news.disney.com/ magicmoments for more on the partnership. As far as helping parents looking to keep the little ones busy through school closures, Phillips said NatGeo is happy to help any way it can. “Our explorers have really stepped up and are eager to help,” she said. “Our goal is to support educators and families to the greatest degree we can and continuing to help children learn through this unchartered and unprecedented time.” For more information or to access the NatGeo resources, visit https://www.nationalgeographic. org/education. Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

Distance learning approaches vary across school districts Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

With local school districts returning from spring break into a new world of shuttered campuses and social distancing, most districts are moving students to online learning – but the rules for learning from home won’t be the same as if students were still in their classrooms. The Temecula alley nified School District put out an announcement April 3 stating that students’ grades will effectively be frozen as of March 13, the last day of in-person classes. Students can raise their grades through distance learning curriculum, but no assignments will be able to negatively impact them. Basically, students moving to distance learning are also jumping to extra credit only. “Any assignment placed in the (Infinite Campus) Gradebook from April 6 through the end of the school year can only serve to maintain or improve a student’s overall grade in the course,” the district said. Many other school districts took the same approach. Hemet nified School District is implementing a process in which students are “held harmless” for work they submit during school closures, district representative Alexandrea Sponheim said in an email. urrieta alley nified School District is doing much the same thing, according to an email sent to parents April 8, although it added the caveat that “students who participate in distance learning on a regular basis” won’t receive lower letter grades than what was listed on their most recent progress report. Perhaps the biggest problem, though, is getting technology to students. Many students have access to computers, smartphones and various other devices, while many others do not. Approaches varied across the districts. TVUSD was planning to provide

electronic devices to families who need them but noted that families with devices including desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks, iPads or other tablets likely do not need a district-provided device. For those who do need one, the district was limiting devices to one per family and said distance learning session plans and times are fle ible and should be able to accommodate households with multiple children. HUSD, however, isn’t providing students with devices – instead, it’s offering its “enrichment” distance learning curriculum to students in both online and packet form. But nearby San Jacinto nified School District has been giving thousands of laptops out since March. “San Jacinto Unified School District has distributed over 5,600 Chromebook computers to students in elementary and middle schools since the closure began in March,” SJUSD representative Dawn Lawrence said in an email. “High school students are issued Chromebooks for use throughout their high school years, so most all had their computers as they left campus on March 13.” SJUSD is taking the extra step of providing virtual counseling services to students during closures, following up with students who are failing required courses, who have not enrolled in courses for next year and conducting student intent-to-register meetings with seniors who plan on pursuing college after graduation, Lawrence said. “Our school counselors are working hard to ensure that students have access to the school counseling program and are here to help support students and families during this difficult time. We recognize that many seniors need support during this time as they are navigating the next steps of their post-secondary plan,” Dr. Vanessa Gomez, SJUSD’s coordinator for all school counselors, said. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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FRONT ROYAL, Va. – Ryan Hidalgo of Murrieta has earned a place on the president’s list for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. Hidalgo is a Falcon Scholar at Randolph-Macon Academy. Only students who achieve a

GPA of 4.0 or higher are named to the president’s list. Ryan Hidalgo is the son of Becky and John Hidalgo from Murrieta. Submitted by Randolph-Macon Academy.

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New leadership appointed for UHS’ Southern California hospitals and Southwest Healthcare System

Jared Giles is the new CEO of Southwest ealthcare ystem e ecti e arch o erseeing operations at both the Rancho Springs Medical Center campus and Inland Valley Medical Center campus. Valley News/ Courtesy photos

MURRIETA – Universal Health Services and Southwest Healthcare System has appointed new leadership for several Southern California hospitals. Brad Neet has been promoted to group vice president of Southern California for Universal Health Services’ Acute Care Division after serving as Southwest Healthcare System’s CEO since 2013. Neet succeeds Mike Fencel who retired March 31, after 37 years in the health care industry, including six years at UHS. Succeeding Neet, Jared Giles has been promoted to the position of CEO of Southwest Healthcare System eﬀective arch 0. Giles assumes responsibility for overseeing operations at both the Rancho Springs Medical Center campus and Inland Valley Medical Center campus. As group vice president, Neet will provide strategy, business and operational oversight for the company’s hospitals across the Southern California market, namely Temecula Valley Hospital; Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Rancho Springs Medical Center and Inland Valley Medical Center campuses; Corona Regional Medical Center and Palmdale Regional Medical Center. Additionally, he will oversee the aﬃliated Ambulatory Care assets and growth strategies across the Southern California region.

Brad Neet is the new group vice president of Southern California for Universal Health Services’ Acute Care Division after serving as Southwest ealthcare ystem s C since

Neet joined UHS in 2013 as CEO of Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta. Shortly thereafter, he was promoted to CEO of Southwest Healthcare System, overseeing strategic planning and operation of the delivery of care for both Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center. Before UHS, Neet held senior positions in health care administration, including serving as president and CEO for Mary Lanning Healthcare where he was responsible for the acute care hospital, a home health division and multiple provider clinics, including rural health outreach clinics and outpatient care facilities. Previous appointments included ﬁve years at Ascension St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, six years at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and nine years at Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, in Houston, Texas. Neet is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston in Clear Lake, Texas, and bachelor’s degree in nursing from Indiana State University. He said he prides himself in community involvement and over the years has served as board member of hospital associations, business councils, chambers and

local nonprofit organizations. He values education and has provided community presentations on health care. Giles joined Southwest Healthcare System in March 2012, as chief operating officer of ancho Springs and was promoted to oversee operations at both Rancho and Inland in 2014. Since joining Southwest Healthcare System, Giles has been instrumental in bringing new programs and services to the community, overseeing multiple construction projects, providing leadership to local nonprofit organizations, as well as contributing to the improved financial, quality and experience achievements at Southwest Healthcare System. Previously, Giles served as associate administrator at Corona Regional Medical Center. Giles has over 20 years of health care experience, having held leadership positions in for-profit, nonprofit and faith-based organizations in Minnesota, Idaho and California. He earned his Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota and his bachelor’s degree in community health and business from Brigham Young University. Giles holds Fellow status in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Submitted by Universal Health Services.

Local yoga studio finds new ways to connect with the community during stay-at-home orders Lexington Howe INTERN

Yogis have found a way to continue their practice despite quarantine measures. Adriane Alvarez, owner and director of Home Yoga Studio, 28475 Old Town Front St., Suite B, in Temecula, moved their yoga classes onto Zoom’s online platform when COVID-19 stayat-home measures were first being put in place. “I closed the studio doors and we went online on Zoom immediately, and we just resumed our full schedule via online,” Alvarez said. “I just decided that for the community, not just the yoga community, but my direct Temecula community just kind of doing our part and helping to flatten the curve.” It’s been challenging, she said, but the overall outlook on moving classes online has been positive. “Lately we’ve been pretty solid,” Alvarez said. “Sundays I have about 26, 27; Mondays, the weekdays somewhere anywhere from 8 to 15, and then it just depends,” she said. “It varies on the class, it varies on the teacher, it varies on the timeframe.” Alvarez first became serious about yoga 10 years ago. “I started teaching eight years ago,” she said. “It was Living Yoga Center for a very long time, and then it was Cloud Nine Yoga for some years.” The studio was located in Old Town and was one of the first yoga studios in the valley.

About two years ago, it became the Home Yoga Studio. “At the beginning of this year, about Feb. 5, I moved the studio into a different location in Old Town,” Alvarez said. Alvarez goes to the studio to film her online classes while other teachers are teaching in a set up yoga space. “I have about 13 teachers,” Alvarez said. “We all come from different lineages, different backgrounds, but everybody is a master teacher, truly.” They have beginning yoga, advanced yoga, restorative yoga and meditation. “ ou’re going to find something for you with a skilled teacher that will guide you through your journey, through your practice,” Alvarez said. Aguanga resident Jeannie Alexander first started practicing yoga when she met a couple in Anza who taught classes. “Their classes got a little sporadic because of attendance up here,” Alexander said. “I had actually gone to Home Yoga before it was Home Yoga, when it was Cloud Nine,” she said. “I started going back down there when I couldn’t get enough classes up here.” Alexander said she had been going through a lot during that time, and that yoga helped. “Home Yoga just helped facilitate so much growth, and I’m so happy I found it, so happy that I’m there,” she said. Alexander just finished her teacher training in February with

Alvarez. “When you do teacher training, you have a mentor, and I chose Adriane because I like her style,” she said. “I like vinyasa style. That’s like my favorite, but I really love it all.” Alexander has been grateful since classes were able to move online, despite everything going on. “It’s not the same as being in the room with everybody, but at least we still get to see each other and say hi and practice together,” Alexander said. “As yogis we do believe that we are all energetically tied, and so the fact that we’re all still practicing and have that energy going at the same time, that’s like helping the world.” The studio is offering a new student deal of unlimited yoga classes for three weeks for $39. “It’s a challenging thing,” Alvarez said on not being able to have classes in person right now. “We’re suffering of course because we’re not able to do walk-ins sales, but the people who are a part of the studio are really solid and dedicated to their practice so I’m feeling grateful for that.” Alexander said she loves the sense of community, even with moving classes to a virtual platform. “You just feel like-minded with people who truly want to make the world a better place,” she said. Lexington Howe can be reached by email a alley aff reederme dia.com.

TVH is open for medical emergencies, including support for heart and stroke procedures TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital and the Emergency Providers of Emergent Medical Associates wanted to remind the community that the emergency department is open for medical emergencies, including support for heart and brain procedures, relating to heart attacks, stroke and more. At this time, when home isolation is often encouraged, the hospital reminded residents it is not the same as medical isolation. If residents are having symptoms that could be an indicator of a medical emergency, such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, trouble lifting their arms and weakness, visit the nearest emergency department. The emergency departments are prepared and available to evaluate patients safely 24/7. Unfortunately, the hospital has begun to see patients who have waited too long to come to the emergency department for their life-threatening conditions, due to an understandable fear of being exposed to COVID-19. Temecula Valley Hospital would like to stress that prolonged medical isolation for concerning symptoms may have detrimental effects on a patient’s health and they encourage residents to seek immediate medical care in these situations. Hospitals have a special process for protecting patients during medical emergencies and these procedures are in place at Temecula alley Hospital. To find out the signs and symptoms of a stroke, visit https://www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/services/strokeservices/understanding-stroke. For the signs and symptoms of a heart attack, visit https://www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/services/ cardiovascular-center/chest-painsurvival-guide. If a person is having mild respiratory symptoms or flu-like illness, it is best to stay home and manage the symptoms in consultation with

their primary care provider. This process helps to protect the patient, their family and the patients in the emergency department; however, should those symptoms worsen, or if a person has an injury, the emergency department is here for them. Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital, said, “Thank you for being our partners in the community and letting our emergency department continue to serve you during your time of need.” The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented time in the community and in the health care system. It has led to extreme yet critical measures, such as social distancing and “safe at home,” in the hopes of keeping as many people safe and healthy as possible. Temecula Valley Hospital, with a 5 Star Medicare Hospital Compare rating, brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patientcentered and family sensitive care to area residents featuring 140 private patient rooms. Temecula alley Hospital is the ﬁrst niversal Health Services Hospital Emergency Department in the country to achieve accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Geriatric Emergency Department. The hospital specializes in advanced cardiac services, stroke care, general and surgical specialties and orthopedics as a recent Blue Distinction Center Designation for quality in knee and hip replacement surgeries. Temecula Valley Hospital is nationally recognized for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, with a 2017 Top Hospital Award and patients’ consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety in spring 2019, fall 2018, spring 2018, fall 2017, spring 2017 and fall 2016. For more information, visit https:// www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/ about/news. Submitted by Temecula Valley Hospital.

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Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim Rabbi Marc Rubenstein SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Passover story is based on the Exodus from Egypt. The parting of the waters with the crossing on dry land is one of the older and best-known stories of the Bible. What a miracle it was. How did this miracle come about? The Book of Exodus has the story of the Israelites panicking as the Egyptians chased them to the edge of the sea. In desperation, they complain to Moses. He tells them to relax. In Exodus 14:14, Moses said, “The Lord will battle for you. You hold your peace.” Many people today are eager to see the Messiah arrive and to repair all of the things that are wrong with the world today. Some have said that the answer is prayer. Others have said we have only to wait for God to ﬁ things. They wait and expect that the Lord will battle for us. This seems to be the answer that Moses gives to the people. But the very next verse gives us a diﬀerent answer. God puts the problem back to Moses. God tells Moses it’s his turn to act. “Why do you cry out to Me?” God said. “Tell the Israelites to go forward. And you lift up your rod and hold out your arm over the sea and split it so that the Israelis can march into the sea on dry land.” God had the power, but God’s action would only occur after Moses and the people did something. Judaism has a vast interpretive tradition. One genre of this tradition is Midrash – a collection of

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legends and comments that goes back two thousand years. Much of it is recorded in the Talmud, compiled from 200 to 600 A.D., and some is in other texts from the same time and later times. Midrash is still being created today. I want to focus here on the story of a man named Nacshon ben Amminadab. His genealogy is recorded in I Chronicles 2:10. He is the father of Boaz who later married Ruth in the line of King David. The midrashic tradition said the waters did not part immediately when Moses lifted his rod. To the contrary, they stayed together as the people wailed in fear. It was then that Nachshon committed to change. Nachshon began to cross the sea. He waded in, but the waters didn’t part. He kept going to knee depth and waist depth. Only when the water was up to his nose, meaning when he was fully committed, did the waters part. The

people crossed and the story in the Bible continues. People may pray for the Messiah to save us. They may pray for a miracle to change the world, but it is our actions and our commitment, which really makes a difference. As our grandparents of blessed memory have said, “Pray as if everything depends on God, and work as if everything depends on you.” May this year be a time in which the Passover experience leads us to experience slavery, oppression and suffering. Let us pray that it is eliminated. And, let us act to remove it in all its forms, in our community, in our country and in the world. Have a happy, rewarding and energizing Passover. Congregation B’nai Chaim is located at 29500 Via Princesa in Murrieta. For more information, visit www.bnaichaim.com or find them on Facebook.

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CIF Southern Section offices tackle questions about the road ahead Things to know for high school athletes and parents JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

As the CIF Southern Section offices transition to the ne t phase of the current situation we are in, it is a good time to review some talking points related to various bylaws that are in place. It is not a complete list, as there will continue to be uestions raised in the time ahead, but it is hopefully a guide to help everyone begin to navigate through what we are facing in the near future. Academic Eligibility – CIF Bylaw 205B Continuing Scholastic Eligibility Certifying students for academic eligibility has always been the responsibility of schools and school districts, per the re uirements contained in CIF Bylaw 205B. Some schools are moving to pass fail grades for the rest of the school year, and if so, it will be up to schools and school districts as to how they evaluate a pass grade, whether it e uates to a C, a D, etc., and how they apply that pass grade related to the CIF bylaw re uiring a minimum 2.0 GPA in all courses attempted during the school’s regular grading period. The same situation is involved with credits, in terms of how many credits are the pass fail grade classes going to be worth and applying those pass credits to the standard of students passing a minimum of 20 credits during the school’s most recent regular grading period. “I encourage all students to continue to participate in the distance learning programs being offered by their schools to ensure that they keep progressing academically and do not let their eligibility be affected once we return to competition,” ob Wigod, commissioner of CIF Southern Section, said. Rule 600 ow that spring sports championships are canceled, CIF Bylaw 600 no longer applies. Students can play for outside teams whenever it is deemed safe for them to do so. SOP ow that spring sports championships are canceled, every spring sport student who was under CIF Bylaw 207 Transfer Eligibility, Sit-out Period, would

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now be a non-participation transfer if they choose to go to another school for the 2020-2021 school year. They would not get credit for having participated in a sport during the spring 2020 season because sports were canceled before the SOP date happened. onparticipation transfers would not apply to students who participated in fall or winter sports during the 2019-2020 school year. Sports Participation Students who played in any interscholastic competition this season, before the season was canceled, are still credited with participation in that sport for the spring 2020 season. While the season was not complete, completion has never been the standard followed for sports participation. If students played in an interscholastic contest during the spring 2020 season, they have participated during that season. As mentioned above, this would not apply to SOP students

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who were waiting to play at the varsity level because they would not have participated this season, but all other students who have played in a game during the spring 2020 season, including SOP students who participated at the nonvarsity level, would be credited with participating this season. Hardship Waiver Applications CIF Bylaw 204 Additional Semesters of Eligibility Hardship waiver applications for additional semesters of eligibility can only be considered if two criteria are met. First, students must be out of school for 10 weeks or longer, due to an unforeseeable, unavoidable and uncorrectable act, condition or event, non-athletic in nature. Students, while not being on campus, still have access to educational services though distance learning. Therefore, unless they could no longer be educated during the time, they are away from

the high school campus, due to a hardship condition that e ists, this situation does not open a new window into hardship waiver. Second, students cannot have participated in four seasons of a particular sport. As mentioned above, the spring 2020 season had begun. Seniors who were participating in their fourth season of sport in spring 2020 would not be eligible to receive an additional semester of eligibility in that same sport. Seniors need to focus on completing graduation re uirements in the remaining weeks of the school year. It is not a time when students should stop their participation in distance learning education, in the hope that a current senior can return to high school for the 20202021 school year. Summer Dead Period This situation does not have an eﬀect on the summer dead period rule. The summer dead period rule was put in place by CIF Southern Section Council action. “I do not have the authority to set that rule aside, even in unprecedented circumstances like these,” Wigod said. “Also, while schools are closed and students are home, they do not have the ability to spend normal family time together. If anything, once the opportunity to go outside is allowed again, I would think that there are many things families would like

to do that they have not been able to do and if their entire summer is devoted to their high school athletic programs, they would not be able to do so.” An argument could be made that the summer dead period is needed this summer more than any other summer. Additionally, schools cannot choose their summer dead period during school days, so while students are not on campus, they are still receiving educational services and there will still be a last day of school. Therefore, anyone asking about using summer dead period dates when students are currently not on campus at this time, but still within the school year, would not be allowed. Finally, schools can choose to revise their summer dead period dates, if they have already submitted them, and if they submit their revision before the actual dates of their summer dead period beginning, they are permitted to do so. All employees will remain working remotely during this time and will be reachable via their individual email accounts, which can be found, along with other sports information, at https www.cifss.org. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

ESPN brings back live sports, in the form of H-OR-S-E shooting challenge Famous shoot around challenge brings in nota le W and alumni players JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

At a time when sports are needed most, amid a crisis surrounding CO ID-19, ESP is answering the call. The network has teamed up with the BA, W BA and some notable alumni in a televised competitive game of H-O- -S-E. H-O- -S-E is a game played by two people on a basketball court with the idea of matching baskets. The player who makes shots that the opponent does not duplicate wins the game. The game continues until one person accumulates the ﬁve letters that spell out H-O- -S-E. ESP televised the uarterﬁnal round of the BA H-O- -S-E tournament, which is a singleelimination shooting competition

that began Sunday, April 12. The contest included BA stars Chris Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Atlanta Hawks All-Star Trae oung and ach La ine of the Chicago Bulls. W BA stars will also participate, including Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, along with BA alumni Chauncey Billups, who was the 2004 BA Finals P, and 2008 BA Finals P Paul Pierce. Here is how it will work All games will be ﬁlmed while competing at home locations, on indoor or outdoor courts, and the competitors will compete shot-for-shot in the traditional playground game. A coin toss will establish the shooting order for the players, with the more senior player calling heads or tails. Players must describe each shot attempt, specifying the type of

score they intend to make before taking a shot, such as a bank shot or swish. Dunking is prohibited. Four players remain after oung, Catchings, Pierce and Paul got knocked out of the tournament. That sets up a ﬁnal four that will include Billups taking on ambide trous tah Jazz point guard ike Conley Jr. and athletic Chicago Bulls shooting guard ach La ine facing sharpshooting Chicago Sky All-Star Allie uigley. The semiﬁnals and championship of the BA H-O- -S-E Challenge aired Thursday, April 16, on ESP and is available on the ESP app. The alley ews will have updates online as well. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@Reedermedia. com.

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2020 All-Southwestern League boys’ basketball team announced JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Before the crisis surrounding CO ID-19, the Southwestern League boys’ basketball coaches and Herschel amirez, athletic director of Great Oak High School, met to go over the selections for the First and Second All-League teams. The first-place team always hosts the meeting with their school’s athletic director, which went the way of the Wolfpack this year. Based on where the SWL team placed also determines how many of the 12 overall selections each team will get. Great Oak showcased the league’s P, which was junior Damien Adame and with their ﬁrst-place ﬁnish, they were also granted three selections overall (two First Team, one Second Team). urrieta esa, urrieta alley and Temecula alley high school received two selections (one First Team, one Second Team) and Chaparral and ista urrieta high school had one player each (Second Team selections). P Damien Adame (11), Great Oak FIRST TEAM: Caleb eilly (12), Great Oak Jalen Punsalan (11), Great Oak Cameron entie (12), urrieta esa Jack Schultz (12), Temecula alley Jordan ontgomery (12), urrieta alley Garrett Schaefer (12), Temecula alley.

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Vlada’s Seeds of Life offers children benefits from home cooking and gardening Libraries,” she said. “We are on a mission to grow something amazing by providing the free fruit and vegetable seeds to the community. Gardening with children, family and neighbors is a fun and healthy way to connect, enjoy nature and grow your own food.” The organization also offers “America Dines In” special events that are normally held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the library. The events aim to connect local families and community by offering uality speakers, open discussion and a cooking dining

e perience. The planned special events may begin again after the library reopens following the coronavirus pandemic. These events are “one of the most impactful ways that we can bond is by coming together in the kitchen and around a dining table,” according to ladic. For now, even though the COID-19 pandemic has delayed or postponed the local events, lada’s Seeds of Life is creating videos for livestreaming on ouTube to continue sharing their message. Previous ladic Seeds of Life

projects have included collaborating with other local nonprofit organizations such as ancho Damacitas’ “Empowerment illage” that serves struggling single mothers and “Project Independence” that serves emancipated foster youth. lada’s Seeds of Life programs are shown at different times on public television stations like OCT, CAT and C . For more information, visit https www.vladaseedsoflife.com. Tony Ault can be reached by email at taul@reedermedia.com.

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Every mother or father, while cooking a dinner or making a sandwich, e perience their children coming into the kitchen to intently watch their eﬀorts. The children may be hungry or just curious, wanting to be a part of the daily routine. It is a time for learning and a happy time that needs to be seized, especially in times like these when families are se uestered in the homes due to the CO ID-19 pandemic. lada ladic, CEO and leader of lada’s Seeds of Life, a nonproﬁt organization which has used televised food programs to foster healthy lifestyles and relationships since 2009. ladic had the idea of using her cooking skills, which won a cooking title on the national Food etwork, to launch lada’s Seeds of Life, a mission that involves children and families to grow some of their own healthy vegetables, fruits and grains and cook them all with the help of their children.

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lada’s Seeds of Life produced three pilot episodes of a family program called “Cooking for ids” that were donated to national public access T stations. She used proceeds from her Food etwork winnings to produce the programs. “Since then, initiative for better connected, healthier and happier families has grown to a number of projects. We are in season II in production of the Cooking and ids’ program,” ladic said. Helping children and their parents, ladic has been in partnership with Golden alley Seed and Friends of the Temecula Libraries since arch 15, 2019, providing free fruit and vegetable seeds to the community at the onald H. oberts Temecula Public Library. However, the library has been closed since arch 16, 2020, because of the governor’s “stay at home” order. The ending date for the free seed program was ay 15 however, that oﬀer may now be e tended. “This will be our second year in partnership with Golden alley Seed and Friends of the Temecula

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Chef Bar shares knowledge with followers during quarantine period Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

E ecutive Chef Anthony Bar decided that since he was unable to continue cooking at eritage estaurant at Callaway Winery due to the CO ID-19 outbreak and subse uent uarantine orders, he would share a little bit of his knowledge in the kitchen with his followers on social media. “ ost of the people, 99 of American people, don’t choose to eat at home every single day,” Bar said in a phone interview. “ ost of them like going out to a restaurant at least three or four times a week, so, I can understand that it’s challenging for people to now have to ﬁgure out what they are going to eat each day.” He started the series of videos and photo recipes on his Instagram account, “Chefanthonybar,” by e plaining that he wanted to share a little bit about what he is cooking at home these days and how simple the recipes can be. “It’s not fancy. It’s not ﬁne dining food. I am eating what I am cooking for myself,” he said. “Just trying to show (how to) use all the ingredients you have, thinking

about what do you have in your refrigerator right now and what you can do with it.” Bar has a culinary arts program degree as an e ecutive chef from the renowned school of ichel Servet in Lille, France, and has a Brevet d’Etudes Professionnelles Degree from the Academy of Lille, also in Lille, France. He ﬁnished in fourth place at the aurice Des Ombiau European Cooking Competition in 200 and was third in the Best Assistant Chef in France in 2002. He has more than a decade of e perience as an e ecutive chef at La aison du Faubourg in uebec, Canada, and has been at eritage estaurant since October 2019. “I just want the people in Temecula to be home and enjoy cooking and discovering something new,” Bar said. “We all are in the same situation. We are all bored with what we are watching on the T right now, so, it’s just another thing to watch. I can give you some tips, give you information on what you should cook. It doesn’t cost me anything because that’s what I do for a living, and I am passionate about it.”

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With his e tensive background as an e ecutive chef and in ﬁne dining, home cooks might e pect that his creations are very diﬃcult to follow. ot so, he said. “When people see my plating and all that, they always think it’s tricky and only chefs can do it,” Bar said. “I just want to show people that there’s nothing tricky about being a chef everybody can do it if you want to.” He said the recipes he is showcasing are simple, but they are dishes he could sell in his restaurant if he was open. “It’s just simple food,” Bar said. On Friday night, April 10, Bar shared his recipe for chocolate mousse. The recipe features just 125 kilograms of dark chocolate, 25 grams of butter and three eggs. He shows his followers how to make it in his Instagram story. He has shown his audience how to make dishes such as Cro ue adame and Cro ue onsieur. “Everybody thinks it’s very hard to do,” Bar said. “But I am showing the people that it is very

simple to do. ou can do it with your kids, and it will take you like 0 minutes of your day.” He said the key to his lessons is the simplicity of the process. He said most of the recipes take less than 15 minutes of prep time and less than 0 minutes of cooking. That’s time most people have at their disposal these days. “It is easy if you know how to do it,” Bar said. “I’m lucky because I went to school for it. y dad is a chef, so for me it’s like common sense. But I realize that a lot of people think it’s difficult because they don’t know how to do it.” He said he knows that people have the option of picking up food from restaurants and fast-food joints, but he hopes people will learn how easy it is cook at home. “I want people to find a balance,” Bar said. “O , that’s fine if you want to go to the fast-food one time or two times a week. The rest of the time you need to learn to cook simple stuff at home, and it’s going to be way more healthy for you. ake sure you find the

balance of what you’re eating.” He wants people to e periment with what they already have in their refrigerator and pantry. “ einvent everything. Don’t have a recipe in your head, just look at what you have in your refrigerator,” Bar said. “ eally use all the stuﬀ you have at home before you have to go outside and get groceries. “It’s all about having fun,” he said. He said people should try to involve their children as well. “ ou can take one or two hours and work on these together,” Bar said. “Then you don’t have to worry about them watching too much T or doing something stupid.” He said it is important to educate children about the beneﬁts of cooking at home and what each of the ingredients do for humans. “When they are kids, they need to understand those things because this is something they are going to use when they grow up,” Bar said. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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How will we change when this pandemic is all over? Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

One of my favorite memes of over the past month reads “I guess we’re about to find out which emails could have been emails after all.” The arrival of the CO ID-19 novel virus brought the nited States to a standstill, millions of Americans are likely spending more time at home over the past 0 days than they have over the past three years. Thousands and thousands of people are fighting for their lives, mostly alone, in a hospital filled with people wearing only masks, unable to show a smile with anything but their eyes. Thousands of people are dying. onessential businesses have also closed their doors and millions of workers if their job allows for it are now working from home. Businesses that have been deemed nonessential have shuttered and laid off millions of workers, whether they wanted to or not. Students have lost the remainder of their school year, and many seniors may not have those senior proms to tell stories about or have the opportunity to toss their graduation cap into the air with their classmates. Still, they are attending classes online, completing and turning in assignments. ost importantly, they are continuing to learn. ore people are using Facetime,

oom and Skype to communicate with friends, family and co-workers than ever before. While we all navigate American life with freedom of movement restrictions, new accessories like face masks and ponder whether the handshake has a future people are doing what they do best adjusting, adapting and being creative. Which brings me back to my favorite meme. How many meetings will be scrapped in favor of an email or in other words, how many of the things we do will become the things we used to do Business It is easy to start here because it is on topic. Thousands of people in southwest iverside County travel outside of their community to jobs located in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties. They leave before dawn and clog up Interstate 15 as they migrate to office buildings far away from home. They repeat the process each evening. But if some of those meetings can now become emails or at least video conference meetings couldn’t that reduce the number of hours those employees would need to inhabit those soulless office comple es five days a week Could some business owners be realizing at this very moment that with advances in technology and the right workforce in place, they can be just as effective working from home at least some of the

time How does a three-day office workweek sound Going even further, what if that same business owner realizes that not having to house so many people each day can save them money on overhead Instead of offices Workstations. Instead of company cars or rideshare programs Telecommuting technology packages and home work stations. There’s another benefit too. What if you could hire the best people for the job, regardless of where they live Less commuting, less traffic, less pollution and less of an impact on public safety it sounds pretty good. Government That’s right, I’m going there. What is the role of government during this crisis Who is in charge States or the federal government Everyone’s got an opinion especially on Facebook, ugh, e hausting but what most people agree on is, Americans need help. ost would agree that we need leadership and bipartisan support in order to keep as many of us from falling off the map either healthwise or financially. And that represents, to me at least, a shift. If the current administration continues to insist that the responsibility of caring for its citizens resides at the state level, the role of local, county and state governments will be put under a spotlight

like never before. The upcoming 2020 election and those that follow will be less about who wins the presidency and more about the people who will be elected to help create policies that will guide us through difficult times in the future. States with strong, effective governors and legislatures will push through this crisis faster than others. States with ineffective or corrupt leadership will suffer. That accountability has to be reflected in the results of upcoming elections. Or, it can flip in the other direction, the election could swing toward the federal government having a bigger role in our collective well-being. I will say it bigger government. Considering Americans pay more money in ta es to the federal government than to their respective states, some would argue the federal government should be taking more responsibility for the overall well-being of every American. I believe that how this balance plays out will have a big impact on how and where Americans want leadership and responsibility to reside. Friends and Family In times like this, we tend to lean on the people we trust the most. Today, when those people don’t live under the same roof as us, we miss that. illions of Americans are tak-

ing more time to check in with friends and family all over the country and world. illions more are suffering from isolation. Suddenly, spending copious hours on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is seemingly less important than an hourlong phone call with your father, mother, sister, brother, children and friends. If you remember, that was the big criticism of the youth in our country their inability to connect on a human level. The same argument could be applied to adults as well we’ve lost touch. These days you can find families playing board games, watching old movies together, having familywide oom meetings laughing, learning and connecting. We yearn for the days when we could go for a hike, have a family birthday party at the beach and invite everyone over for a barbecue. This thing has hit us hard, and we’re making promises, commitments and changing our ways. When this is all over, forget the meetings that could have been emails I believe we will be more focused on te t messages that can become phone calls, phone calls that can become hugs and oom meetings that can become precious time together. For all the frustration, fighting and sorrow that we are all dealing with in this crisis we will be better for this in more ways than we can imagine. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

my college cafeteria in ovember 196 , when three mean boys not men gleefully ran in shouting, “They just shot the president.” JF . I lived through the ietnam War from 1946-1975. I remember Watergate in the 1970s, the Iran-Contra in the 1980s and O.J. Simpson and onica Lewinski in the 1990s. There were many trying times from 1944-2020. There are many more to come. Life is that way. ow, let’s go on to 2020. I’d like to shout out “I’m a proud Californian.” I’m proud of our state government. It makes me

feel counted, knowing that our governor just sent 500 ventilators to assist ew ork. I’m glad that he is from San Francisco, the city by the bay. I’m glad that he is articulate. That he is professional and complimentary to others. I’m so happy that he doesn’t speak of snakes, hoa es and witch or warlock hunts. We are between a rock and a hard place in our state and country right now. Trying times. nited, we stand. Divided, we fall. Currently, we are waiting for those stopgap checks. A 2 trillion care package. Who will beneﬁt most Who will see the least Ta

returns How far oﬀ is the proverbial “light of day ” Today, I will imagine balanced budgets, toilet paper abundance, sit-in versus takeout meals. Dancing in the moonlight. Webinars and the deceased. All those deceased. Finally, on this day, I’ll imagine God holding in his hands to all of our public servants and medical teams. They are out there on the front lines for us. Why Just ask them. They will casually say, “It’s my duty.” Just imagine where we would all be if “they” threw in the towel and said, “I uit.” “They” won’t say that. or

did the D-Day soldiers storming Omaha Beach June 6, 1944. We must not say it either. ow is “our trying times.” By God, the least we can do is stay home, social distance and wear protective gear to protect us and we, the American people. Imagine a common cause, the Constitution and a nited States of America with liberty and justice for all. Let’s not imagine it. Let’s just do it.

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federal health and safety standards. As we face this pandemic, it is incredibly important for each of us to support our neighbors, friends, family and cities. Life is far from “normal,” but we urge you to stay safe and know that you can depend on E WD for clean, safe, reliable water service every day. We

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‘Imagine’ today “Imagine.” That iconic song. It’s ringing in my ears. Hum it. That song. Those lyrics are so prophetic. I’m humming it right now. es. I’m a senior citizen. I’m white, privileged, retired on a government pension. I don’t have CO ID-19. I’m observing the “stay at home” order. I’m age 75 and a possible “over 60 statistic.” If I do go soon, I just want you to know It’s been uite a ride. I was born right after D-Day in Europe. Brieﬂy reviewing, I grew up with Joe cCarthy, bomb shelters and shelter in place under school desks. I was working in

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EVMWD is here for our customers during COVID 19 We are living in undeniably difficult times. any people are being worn down by the lack of control, uncertainty and fear, among other things, that surrounds us each day as a result of CO ID-19 pandemic. At Elsinore alley unicipal Water District, our staff is comprised of compassionate individuals who are working tirelessly to ease the CO ID-19 crisis burden on our community. Since the beginning of this ever-evolving situation, we have sought to make strategic, proactive decisions to protect the health and safety of both our staff and our customers. On arch 16, we

closed the lobby to walk-in traffic and increased options to assist our customers. This decision came several days before Gov. Gavin ewsom’s statewide order to stay at home. Customers were notified and provided with online and alternative payment options. ecognizing that access to clean water is vital to public health, the board of directors announced early on that water shut-offs for nonpayment would be suspended. E WD was one of the first adopters of this policy and before the statewide order to suspend shut-offs. We know that members of our community are suffering

Care for your mental health

Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

These times can be overwhelming. While we love our homes, being forced to stay there for e tended periods causes stress, an iety and depression. We are worried about our income, our jobs, our children’s education, our health and our future. So how do we cope with this new and very unreal lifestyle that the coronavirus has forced upon us emember, we are all in this together, and help is available. While we must physically isolate ourselves in order to help rein in

the virus and “ﬂatten the curve,” it is important to keep in touch with family members, friends and work associates via phone or social media. Staying connected is important and so is staying busy. Home improvement projects, reading and a good workout program help. any of us need to learn how to deal with the very real stress we are feeling. Taking care of mental health is just as important as maintaining physical health. We should all try to limit the time spent listening to or reading the news. We need to take care of our bodies, allow time to unwind, and reach out to others while also maintaining social distancing of course. For more information on coping with stress, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at https www.cdc.gov coronavirus 2019-ncov daily-lifecoping managing-stress-an iety. html. Other valuable resources are also available. They include - Crisis Te t Line, https www. crisiste tline.org, or te t “HO E” to 741741 - ational Suicide Prevention Lifeline, https suicidepreven-

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease e pert, said Tuesday, April 14, the .S. does not yet have the critical testing and tracing procedures needed to begin reopening the nation’s economy, adding a dose of caution to increasingly optimistic projections from the White House. “We have to have something in place that is eﬃcient and that we can rely on, and we’re not there yet,” Fauci said in an interview with The Associated Press. Fauci’s comments come as President Donald Trump and others in the administration weigh how uickly businesses can reopen and Americans can get back to work weeks after the fast-spreading coronavirus essentially halted the a l l e

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Dr. Cameron Kaiser, public health oﬃcer of iverside County, ordered all residents to cover their

faces when leaving home, making an unprecedented escalation by county oﬃcials in their attempts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to the Saturday, April 4, news release,

the purpose of the order was to encourage compliance with the important measures that have been implemented to ﬂatten the curve of infection numbers. aiser said despite previous

re uests from county officials for residents to socially distance, cover their faces and stay home, it now came to mandating that they see COVER, page AVO-3

Anza home recipes help with quarantine food and fun shortages Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The “stay at home” order, which Gov. Gavin ewsom issued Thursday, arch 19, to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, is creating renewed interests in gardening, crafts and self-reliance. esidents of Anza are no e ception. nown for its resilient people, the Anza alley is chock full of clever, thrifty, artistic and self-suﬃcient residents. “We planted tobacco seeds, and we’re planting loofah sponges,” Joelle Budzynowski said. “We keep a white cotton washcloth with a few drops of bleach and a couple drops of detergent by the sink to wash our hands instead of using

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eterans are among some of the most at-risk for severe medical complications and contracting CO ID-19. With this challenge in mind, the new nonproﬁt organization, Caregiver Healing Foundation, Inc., decided to make sure these people were provided with self-healing retreats and “ ilitary Caregiver in a Bo ” self-care packages.

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lots of wipes.” With the future uncertain in these strange times, conservation of resources and planning for the coming weeks and months are very much on the minds of people in the alley. “I made curtains yesterday for my kitchen,” Cindy Watson said. “I am collecting seeds for a future garden. I ordered some heirloom vegetable varieties and also harvesting seed from vegetables and fruit, like tomatoes, chili pods, cantaloupe and bell peppers.” The uarantine order has affected people that normally would be working every day. They continue to make the best of the circumstances. “I am deﬁnitely growing lots of veggies, so I don’t have to buy see RECIPES, page AVO-4

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eteran Brad Anderson served in the nited States arine Corps as a sergeant in the infantry. Inspired by the war on terrorism, Anderson enlisted in 200 . “I have several inspirations for serving in the arine Corps Infantry, as well as serving my country,” he said. “But more specifically, one of the main reasons for joining at that time in my life and leaving college was that our country was at war with terrorism. So I wanted to go do my part and also wanted to go for my family especially all my nieces and nephews in hopes that I could do my part in preventing them from having to go fight in the future.” As the highest-ranking noncommissioned officers, .S. arine Corps sergeants are the backbone see ANDERSON, page AVO-2

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AEC presents PPE to Temecula Valley Hospital Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

evin Short, general manager of Anza Electric Cooperative, presented the ﬁrst contribution of personal protective e uipment to staﬀ at the Temecula alley Hospital Friday, April 10. “We were able to collect 85 sewn masks, 150 disposable surgical masks, two 95 masks, 2,700 gloves and nine sewn surgical gowns,” Short said. Personal protective e uipment is clothing, helmets, goggles, masks, face shields or special garments designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury or infection. Supplies of PPE are well below demand, resulting in global, national and regional shortfalls. “When I became aware of the pending shortage of protective e uipment at Temecula alley Hospital, I asked the community to help produce sewn face masks,” Short said. “Later, the hospital stated a need for face shields and surgical gowns as well. These were

contributed by several members of the community.” The AEC sponsored a maskmaking drive, beginning in arch. In coordination with Temecula alley Hospital, the small member-owned electric utility asked all area residents who were able to sew to consider donating time and eﬀort to make face masks during the CO ID-19 pandemic. AEC said that making and donating critical protective e uipment during this time is in the best interest of the entire community. “I want to thank everyone that has contributed and is continuing to participate, but most especially the Anza Thimble Club for everything they do. The need is growing,” Short said. His concern for the health of AEC staﬀ and the community as a whole is well known. The cooperative’s involvement with the American Heart Association’s local Heart and Stroke Walks and resulting fundraising have been ongoing for several years. Employees of the utility have been gifted with

Fitbits to track important health and activity markers, including heart rate, uality of sleep and the number of steps walked. The cooperative said their principle of “Concern for Community” e tends to those members of the greater region that provide services such as health care. The AEC intends to continue working toward fulﬁlling this need as long as it e ists, Short said. “Thank you to our members for making our community a safe place to live and for always being ready to help when needed,” Short said. A sewing pattern and instructional video can be found at www.vimeo. com 40011807 8a7eb657ab. To contact the AEC for more information, call (951) 76 -4 , visit them on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com Anzaelectric or on the web at https www. anzaelectric.org. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Yuri Gudino, administrative assistant with Anza Electric Cooperative Inc., is hard at work making masks – she had never used a sewing machine before. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo

Community health centers struggle to survive coronavirus pandemic America’s health care safety net lacks adequate federal funding, PPE and access to loans. SA DIEGO Community Health Centers are serving on the front lines of the nation’s battle against coronavirus. CHCs are nonprofit health care clinics that provide health care to 29 million patients nationwide, 25 of which are uninsured and 70 of which live in poverty. America’s 1,400 CHCs operate 15,000 clinics in medically underserved communities and subsist almost entirely on government funding. Throughout this pandemic, CHCs have continued treating their patients by operating urgent care sites, providing delivery and pickup pharmacy services, oﬀering telehealth and in-person primary care appointments and opening drivethru coronavirus testing sites. Their care diverts hundreds of thousands of patients from overcrowded hospitals, which is essential in states like California, Florida, Washington and ew ork, where demand for inpatient care is at its peak. In providing such care, CHCs face the same ﬁnancial challenges other businesses and nonprofits Answers from puzzle on page C-3

face. any clinics have already furloughed or laid off between a uarter and a third of their employees, less than a month into the pandemic. Some of the services that are considered “non-urgent,” like dental care or optometry, are not currently being offered. any of the “non-urgent” health services helped finance primary or specialty care services, including care for immunocompromised patients who are living with HI , diabetes and other chronic illnesses. In spite of these realities, CHCs have received significantly less federal support than most other industry sectors. To date, CHCs have received only 100 million in funding from the first coronavirus response bill and 1. 2 billion from the 2 trillion CA ES Act. Comparatively, nonessential, nonhealth-care-related industry sectors have received billions more, including higher education at 14.2 billion for colleges and universities, the airline industry at 58 billion and the agricultural industry, including specialty farming like “tart cherry

growers” at 9.5 billion. While every CHC has been hardhit by the financial realities of this pandemic, the nation’s largest CHCs, which have more than 500 employees, do not ualify for additional government support, such as Small Business Administration loans, that smaller CHCs have access to. Large CHCs are currently e periencing losses ranging from 5 million to 9 million per clinic, per month. This reality prompted 7 of the nation’s largest F HCs, representing . million patients located in south Florida, ew ork City, Los Angeles, Boston, Providence, Santa Clara County, San Francisco, Seattle, iverside, Bakersfield and San Diego, to urge .S. Health and Human Services Secretary Ale Azar to allocate 7 billion of the 100 billion made available to health care providers in the CA ES Act, to CHCs. The five largest CHCs in California, as well as 11 of the 15 largest CHCs in the nation, participated in this advocacy effort. “As one of the largest CHC’s in the nation, we’ve faced tremendous financial strain over the past three weeks. We are seeing 60 fewer patients for medical services and 90 fewer patients for dental services than we were in the beginning of arch, in spite of the fact that

we have invested significantly in building capacity for virtual visits. We anticipate that we may face deep workforce losses and have to shutter some of our clinics by the time this pandemic runs its course,” ikia Wallis, CEO of Borrego Health, said. “ ew ork has been devastated by this crisis. Community health centers continue to provide care for 2.4 million ew orkers, keeping them healthy, at home, and out of hospitals which is essential to saving lives and protecting our hospitals. At Hudson iver health care, we have swiftly adapted, offering video and telephonic primary care, behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services with e tended hours,” Anne auffman olon, CEO of Hudson iver health care, said. “We are also on the front lines of increasing CO ID-19 testing, testing nearly 1,000 patients within our centers, establishing outside testing sites to mitigate e posure risks among providers and patients, collaborating to administer rapid antibody testing for first-responders and more. To sustain our direct response to this pandemic, we need support and resources now and longer-term investments to support virtual services.” “Alta ed has the capacity to

prevent further spread of CO ID-19 in Los Angeles, one of the largest and most at-risk communities. CHCs like ours act as filters to direct only patients with severe symptoms to hospitals,” C stulo de la ocha, president and CEO of Alta ed Health Services, said. “To meet the increased demand, we launched si outdoor evaluation sites for the community at large and one specifically for our seniors in the PACE program. We’ve seen appro imately 2,000 patients since the first site opened two weeks ago, but with fewer patients coming in for regular care, these vital services come at great cost to Alta ed. We have the ability to screen about 1,500 patients per day, but we cannot sustain and grow the effort without financial support.” “Community health centers are on the front lines in California, serving 7.2 million people. They need to be as strong and prepared as possible to help combat this disease across our state. If they don’t receive additional resources, we are undermining one of our most vital assets at one of the most critical moments in this nationwide battle,” Carmela Castellano-Garcia, CEO of the California Primary Care Association, said. Submitted by Borrego Health.

Anza Electric Cooperative offers free Wi-Fi at their office during COVID-19 crisis A A To make uality internet access available to those that may not yet have it, Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. made free Wi-Fi available in their front parking lot. “We understand that some of our members do not yet have access to ConnectAnza service,” evin Short, general manager of AEC, ANDERSON from page AVO-1 of the arine, he said. They are the main link between the enlisted men and the leadership. Sergeants are responsible for implementing policies and orders given by commissioned officers. They manage daily activities within the boundaries of the policies set by their superior officers. While officers decide what needs to be done, many times it

said. “ egretfully, we have been forced to restrict our employees from access to members’ homes during the pandemic for everyone’s safety, which limits our ability to continue ConnectAnza deployment. For those able to drive to our oﬃce, this service will remain free for the duration of the crisis.”

To access this service when in the AEC parking lot, direct the browser to the network named “ConnectAnzaOpen.” o password is re uired. For more information, visit https www.anzaelectric.org. Submitted by Anza Electric Cooperative.

is sergeants that determine how it must be done. After training, Anderson was deployed to Ira in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and was sent to the Paciﬁc in 2006. ow in the private sector, he continues his work overseas. “Since then I have deployed 15 more times protecting nited States and .S. Embassy personnel in hostile environments. Twelve of those deployments have been to Ira and

three to Afghanistan,” he said. Being sent to the iddle East so many times, Anderson has gained an education in geography, cultures and coordinating with combat units from other countries. “Just the number of places I have been able to go to and often live in, and the number of things I have been able to do and be a part of, from humanitarian efforts in numerous locations to combat in other places to cross-training with other countries’ militaries,” he said. Anderson has been a fre uent ﬁ ture in the Anza alley for several years, spending uality time with his girlfriend and her children. He visits when on leave from his job overseas. “I ﬁnd myself spending more and more time in Anza,” he said. “I really enjoy supporting the local events, local sports and Anza’s athletes and helping neighbors or friends when I have time that allows it.” As Anderson is currently still deploying and working in the iddle East, his future is open to wherever he decides to take it. He has owned and started several small businesses and said he hopes to work on those as he has the time. “I am a regular guy that likes to protect those I care about and serve my country,” he said. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Anza Local Caregivers foundation sends masks to veterans Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

eterans are among some of the most at-risk for severe medical complications and contracting COID-19. any have been e posed to physically debilitating e periences while serving overseas. Lake iverside Estates resident rystle Hamlett, one of the founders of the nonproﬁt Caregiver Healing Foundation, Inc., learned this great risk ﬁrsthand as she cares for her veteran husband, Sgt. William Hamlett of the nited States arine Corps. He is wheelchair bound. “Our mission is to provide family support to military and veteran caregivers that are more often than not spouses,” she said. “ ilitary and veteran caregivers often live with their veteran and rarely take time for themselves.” According to the Hamletts, most spouses’ lives changed forever when their partners were injured overseas. They work hard to ensure their spouses receive the uality care that they rightfully earned. Some spouses also care for their small children while tending their disabled companions. “Our goal is to provide support to military and veteran caregivers who dedicate their time to attending to the needs of servicemen and women. They spend so much time taking care of their charges that they often forget to look after

COVER from page AVO-1 must or face possible enforcement by the sheriﬀ’s department. iverside County’s new mandate is strict, re uiring anyone who leaves their residence to cover up with bandanas, scarves, neck gaiters, homemade face masks or other clothing that does not have visible holes. Anza residents have faithfully, if not enthusiastically, obeyed the order. From stylish face masks to paper coverings and trusty bandannas, locals can be seen sporting their own form of virus protection

themselves,” Hamlett said. With this challenge in mind, the new nonproﬁt organization decided to make sure these people were provided with self-healing retreats and “ ilitary Caregiver in a Bo ” self-care packages. The staff is 100 volunteer, and all donations go straight to the programs. The coronavirus pandemic is causing additional stresses on caregivers and their charges, rystle Hamlett said. She said her husband was e posed to many months of burn pits while deployed several times to Ira . ears later, he started to develop breathing problems and had to have surgery on his throat. Days after surgery, he hemorrhaged from his throat and was rushed to the emergency room where doctors had to cauterize the wound to stop the bleeding. “We always take e tra precautions, no matter what time of year it is, to ensure we don’t e pose him to unwanted germs in our home,” Hamlett said. “ ow, the routine of myself leaving the home to just get groceries or pick up a prescription has become even more stressful and a longer process to ensure I don’t bring any unwanted germs back inside. I have been wearing a mask since the beginning even when others weren’t.” any veterans and their caregivers still have to leave the home to attend medical appointments that

they cannot do over video, Hamlett said. Her Caregivers Healing Foundation Inc. saw the need and started sending mask covers to those who are registered with the nonprofit at no cost to the veteran or the caregiver. The foundation has also partnered with a new organization, called Front Line Appreciation Group of Temecula alley, that is providing meals to front-line workers during the pandemic crisis and in doing so, supporting local restaurants. “Jay O’ eill reached out to the Caregivers Healing Foundation, knowing this was something that the nonprofit would want to be a part of,” Hamlett said. Donations are greatly appreciated as both groups strive to lessen the burdens on both veteran caregivers and the medical staff that they depend on. Donations to either cause may be made on the website at https:// www.caregiver-healing.org or the Caregiver Healing Foundation Inc. page on Facebook at https www. facebook.com CHFI C. To learn more about Front Line Appreciation Group, visit them on Facebook at https www.facebook. com groups 228060845075 28. rystle Hamlett may be reached at (760) 6 7-06 5. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

when out in public. To learn more about the county order, visit https www.rivcoph.org Portals 0 Documents Corona irus April 4.4.20 HO order face coverings. pdf ver 2020-04-04-17294 200 timestamp 15860466 879. To follow the latest coronavirus outbreak developments within iverside County, visit the iverside niversity Health System, Public Health at https www. rivcoph.org coronavirus. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Jaime Cardenas-Rosas, a technician with Anza Je Electric Cooperative, is fully masked while volunteering at the F.I.N.D. Mobile Food Pantry Saturday, April 11. Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo

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events as the coronavirus spreads across the country. estaurants are closed as are entertainment areas and the only populated areas appear to be grocery stores. Schools and universities closed sending their children and students home. Airports and airplanes are virtually empty. It is eerie. President Donald Trump asked groups assembling not to e ceed 10 persons to inhibit the spread of this unseen “killer.” What is most concerning is that last year 4,000 people died in the nited States from the flu and the media outlets never said a word. or did they the year before, 20172018 season, when 61,000 died of the flu, likely a less number than will die of the coronavirus in the .S. this flu season. Indeed, it is estimated that 12,000-61,000 deaths occurred annually from the flu in the .S. since 2010, according to “This Is How any People Die From the Flu Each ear, According to the CDC,” by Claire Gillespie of Health, Feb. 11, 2020. Why is this a pandemic and those every year preceding it not also pandemics resulting in closing down the economy, air travel and schools Why did the media not respond as hysterically to the H1 1 Swine Flu epidemic in 2009 under former President Barack Obama when it killed appro imately 17,000 Americans far more than the coronavirus is likely to kill According to “Swine flu has killed up to 17,000 in .S. report” by aggie Fo , Feb. 12, 2010. Is the establishment media responsible for this pandemic of fear ot the disease, of course,

new strains are e pected, but the unprecedented 24 7 hype driving everyone into isolation potentially bringing about a recession just before a presidential election that can only hurt Trump The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported as of Feb. 11, there were 1 confirmed cases of CO ID-19 in the .S. and no deaths. By arch 25, that number was 60,881 .S, cases and 8 8 deaths, so the spread in America is significant, and serious, but compared to previous years, not abnormal. So what is the death rate The . . places it between 0.5 and 1 and Germany “less than half a percent,” also not comparatively abnormal, according BBC ews’ “Coronavirus death rate What are the chances of dying ” by obert Cuffe, head of statistics, arch 24, 2020. The Atlantic, in a arch 22, article, “ ed and blue America aren’t e periencing the same pandemic,” wrote of the “disconnect” between the two parties regarding the virus noting that “States with epublican governors have been slower, or less likely, than those run by Democrats to impose restrictions on their residents.” They observed that the same is so concerning rural verses urban communities. But the real reason for the divide, not mentioned by the Atlantic, but noticed by virtually everyone on the right side of the political spectrum, centers on the establishment’s intention to remove Trump from office at any cost, thus far short of assassina-

tion. This motive might include the politicization of a flu virus, heretofore taking thousands of Americans annually but hardly mentioned by the press any press. epublicans simply do not trust the establishment media. It has been behind nearly four years of constant coup attempts against the president and was responsible for hyping this virus to panic levels before a single American had the virus, certainly before an American death from it. Let’s review these attempts. Three happened simultaneously before Trumps took office. Spygate and the Trump Tower wiretapping, demonstrations in cities all over the nited States flared up, presumably funded by George Sores, to refuse the results of the 2016 election with signs “ ot y President” and finally, the epublican “ ever Trumper” movement erupted. Once inaugurated, the effort to get someone in his administration to declare him unfit so as to use the 25th Amendment to remove him followed. Then the ussia Hoa and the resulting 2 1 2 year obert ueller Investigation. This episode was followed by disclosure of the FBI CIA Coup attempt to unseat him and the krainian Hoa , followed by the failed Impeachment attempt. ine easily documented attempts to remove him from office. Trump endured four Congressional investigations, the ueller and Horowitz eports, each e onerated him, and the .S. Senate

impeachment trial ac uitting him. Trump suffered more unjustified opposition/persecution than all .S. presidents combined. All major news outlets SBC, BC, ABC, CBS, C , The Washington Post, The ew ork Times and the affiliates of the above, supported all the attempts to destroy this president, thus totally destroying their credibility with the right side of the political spectrum. All pipe the same “hate Trump” rhetoric. All are globalist establishment media outlets. All favored Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. All have become the media arm of the Democratic Party. All panicked over the coronavirus, piping only hysteria sending Americans into hoarding and hiding and potentially causing unemployment in the millions, perhaps to destroy the economy before the election. So why shouldn’t epublicans and Independents consider media overreaction even weaponization of the coronavirus, yet another coup attempt to unseat their president Establishment Deep State coverage of him is hostile no matter what he does. Dr. Harold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and to applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. To read more of his weekly articles, visit www. LibertyUnderFire.org.

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reinvented herself, creating items so local women can still properly pamper themselves. “I make sugar scrubs for face and full body with our local sage and rosemary, plus other natural ingredients,” she said. any people said they were worried, but a great majority were positive and conﬁdent that things will return to somewhat normal in a few weeks or months. Teresa iller has been cooking and crafting at home, producing

homemade soaps, candles and pies. “So on the whatever day of uarantine we’re on, I said, let there be pie,’ and with the twitch of my ﬁnger and the help of the internet, there was enough pie to eat for the remainder of the uarantine,” she said, jokingly. “This is Teresa’s version of preparing for the apocalypse,” her husband andy iller said. Bartering is making a comeback as well, as residents with certain items, such as ﬂour, yeast, toilet pa-

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reimbursements from the Federal Emergency anagement Agency that will cover about three- uarters of the costs. The state grant must be used in the current fiscal year, which ends June 0. nder the agreement with BCSHA, the county can enter into agreements with municipalities and other entities to spend the funds as directed. ore than 1,750 county residents have been infected with the virus so far, resulting in 50 deaths as of Tuesday, April 14. There have been 297 documented patient recoveries, according to the iverside niversity Health System. The 1.8 million mitigation grant will cover costs stemming from resource obligations, supply ac uisitions, including surgical gloves and masks, e uipment ac uisitions, including ventilators and the procurement of food and basic office implements, according to the EMD. The funds will be paid based on submissions from the county to the state showing specific measures that have been put into effect, officials said. A spending plan was to be forwarded to the state by Thursday, April 9, detailing the county’s current and future e penditures for “early crisis response,” surge management “biosurveillance” and other actions. Officials said the process is underway. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Regional News Missionary doctor says the coronavirus projection for Malawi is ‘pretty bleak’ Rick Monroe SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

When the last plane with ﬂeeing foreigners left alawi in arch, medical missionary Christina ( etzler) iller and her husband, Greg, decided to stay. She works in a small hospital in a rural town in the African country they’ve called home the past three years. The coronavirus in the landlocked, third-world country is e pected to be devastating. “I was called to be a missionary 16 years ago, and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to serve hundreds or thousands of people in need. This is our home now, and it’s our calling,” the -year-old doctor said. That’s a gutsy call for the 2004 graduate of Fallbrook High School. The etzler family moved to Fallbrook years ago, and iller said she knows her family is worried. “After we made our decision, I wondered, Should I rethink this,’” she said in an April 6 phone interview. “I never thought I would encounter such a diﬃcult decision, but this is the pinnacle of my calling. It’s the right decision.” iller is more than a medical doctor at khoma Hospital. She is the only preventive medicine specialist in alawi. In the hospital, she coordinates teaching sessions to help keep the team current on the latest guidelines and improve uality of care at the institution. She utilizes khoma Hospital’s network of community clinics and her husband’s network of pastors and churches to bring education and healthcare prevention to communities. “I’m in a position to help in a way no one else could do,” she said. “This virus is terrible, but as a leader in health care here, I can help. And Greg is needed, too.” Her hospital may or may not treat CO ID-19 patients directly.

The government is still finalizing plans, but she knows it will be an impact because the country is just not prepared. “I look around and see a lot of people with sni es,” she said. “I don’t know for sure it’s the virus, but I know it takes weeks before it’s really evident. When it comes, it could be like an avalanche.” The doctor said the problem is, “The medical supply chain is desperate, and testing for coronavirus is unreliable. The two main cities in the country have 20,000 tests available.” “There’s just nowhere on the continent to buy the masks,” she added, saying there were 600 employees in her hospital, and they are down to 1,000 masks. “We’re looking at preventative strategies, including re-use of masks,” she said. She recently completed a draft plan with the Disaster Preparedness Committee at the hospital. There was hope the virus would not find its way into alawi, and through arch there were no reported cases of the virus. However, iller e plained that was because no one had tested positive. The figure rose to three cases April , and she said there are 5,000 suspected cases now in the first week of April. “It’s here,” she said. “There’s been no mortalities, but we have our first high-risk case and it won’t be long before it’s really here. There’s no way to contain it. “We pray to be wise and as prepared as possible, but the projection is pretty bleak,” she said. On the positive side, she said her team at the hospital is e cellent, giving the e ample of them placing 15 hand-washing stations throughout the hospital in one day. “We cling to small victories,” she said. Her husband Greg iller is a third-generation pastor and teaches Christian theology at azarene

Theological College of Central Africa. awali is a country where 85 of people identify as Christian, but few have actually heard the gospel message. He focuses on teaching understanding and discernment to pastors. His goal is to train future church leaders in how to understand Scripture and think outside of cultural biases. He also developed a program for local pastors who have other jobs to become ordained. “He’s making great inroads,” his wife said. “Pastors here are like chiefs and pretty much do what they want. Despite warnings about the coronavirus, some are holding church services. But some are listening because we’ve partnered with them.” There is a severe shortage of doctors in the country 1 doctor for 50,000 patients in a country of 24 million people. The doctors continually see one patient after another. Christina iller said she has seen her share of patients, but with her training, she also holds an administrative position and primarily works on writing procedures and protocol, providing resources and is now preparing for the pandemic. iller said she became interested in medicine after helping with inhome care for her disabled grandmother on weekends and found it to be very rewarding. “It was something I liked and was good at it,” she said. She and her family attended iverview Evangelical Free Church, where many have gone on to be church workers and missionaries. “The church did health care trips to e ico and by the time I was 18, I had made a half dozen or more trips and loved it,” iller said. An honors student, after high school she went to Point Loma azarene niversity to study nursing, but a Fallbrook surgeon who attended iverview suggested she become a doctor.

Medical missionary Dr. Christina Miller, right, gives a talk to the medical ward team in Malawi about the coronavirus. Valley News/Courtesy photo

“He said I might tire of taking orders from doctors,” she said, so she switched her major to pre-med. After graduation, she took a semester off for a missions’ trip to Indonesia, which solidiﬁed her desire to become a missionary. After college, she graduated from niversity of California Los Angeles edical School, then completed her residency at the Loma Linda edical Center. She later earned a master’s degree in preventive medicine and public health, which was good training for her current position in alawi. While at Loma Linda, she and her husband were involved in setting up soup kitchens and medical clinics for the needy. Greg iller worked for a church and taught Bible classes. A missions trip in 2016 to Papua ew Guinea further strengthened Christina iller’s desire to become a missionary doctor. They discovered the World edical issions program by Samaritan’s Purse would assign them a hospital to work at, teach the language and provide for their needs in a thirdworld country for two years. After

that, they needed to raise their own support, which they were able to accomplish in 2019. They began serving in alawi in January 2017 at khoma Hospital, a 220-bed facility founded in 1915. The hospital provides primary health care to a population of 60,000 and referral care to appro imately 450,000. khomais a one-hour drive from Lilongwe, the capital of alawi. khoma has been their home, e cept for seven months of fundraising in 2019. “We have ﬁnances through the end of the year, when God-willing, we will return to the .S.,” iller said. It sounds like a worrisome comment, but iller said she wanted her mother to “please, please not worry.” Her faith in Jesus is strong, and she believes she will be protected, she said. The illers can be contacted by email at Miller.GnC@gmail.com. They also have a blog at www. alawi illers.com for regular updates and information about how to join in advancing God’s kingdom in alawi.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-201915153 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. EXECUTIVE HOME RENTALS & SALES, INC. 2. EXECUTIVE HOME RENTALS 28693 Old Town Front St., Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside xecutive ome entals ales, nc, ld Town Front, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Registrant: Cindy -- Tittle, CEO tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 11/14/2019 T T a T , TT T T T T T T T T T T T , T, b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T . TT T T T T T T . T T T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T , T T , T T ., . T T TT T T ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. T T . LEGAL: 3078 PUBLISHED: February 14, 21, 28, March 6, 2020 Republished: April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2020 Address of Registrant is not the same as shown on the fictitious statement

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202002090 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JEFFERY M. MILLER, L.C.S.W. 43537 Ridge Park Drive, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside effery atthew iller, olden ane, Fallbrook, CA 92008 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) egistrant effery atthew iller tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 02/07/2020 T T a T , TT T T T T T T T T T T T , T, b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T . TT T T T T T T . T T T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T , T T , T T ., . T T TT T T ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. T T . LEGAL: 3133 PUBLISHED: February 21, 28, March 6, 13, 2020 Republished: April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2020 Address of Registrant is not the same as shown on the fictitious statement

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202002304 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE UNDER CHIEFS URBAN EATS 2060 Chicago Ave, Ste A10, Riverside, CA 92507 ailing address ichfield ircle, enifee, CA 92584 County: Riverside a. hristopher dam oliner, ichfield Circle, Menifee, CA 92584 b. ric a imone oliner, ichfield ircle, Menifee, CA 92584 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) Registrant: Christopher Adam Moliner tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 02/13/2020 T T a T , TT T T T T T T T T T T T , T, b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T . TT T T T T T T . T T T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T , T T , T T ., . T T TT T T ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. T T . LEGAL: 3134 PUBLISHED: February 21, 28, March 6, 13, 2020 Republished: April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2020 Address of Business is not the same as shown on the fictitious statement

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RESOURCE LIST

Volunteer

Mental Health

Public Health Resources

The following list of resources for businesses, employees and families is being made available by:

CDC COVID-19 Website: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov World Health Organization COVID-19 Website: www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 California Department of Public Health: www.cdph.ca.gov California COVID-19 Website: www.covid19.ca.gov Riverside County Public Health: www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus San Diego Health and Human Services: www.sandiegocounty.gov/hhsa To track the outbreak, visit: www.worldometers.info/coronavirus To track outbreak numbers by state, visit: www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us Johns Hopkins Outbreak stats and map: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html For general questions about COVID-19 or information about community resources, call 2-1-1. CDC, FEMA, White House: www.coronavirus.gov Coronavirus, National Institutes of Health (NIH): www.nih.gov Resources and Tools for Addressing Coronavirus, National Council for Behavioral Health: www.thenationalcouncil.org Coronavirus Resources and Information, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): www.samhsa.gov Manage Anxiety & Stress, Centers for Disease Control (CDC): www.cdc.gov Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak, World Health Organization (WHO): www.who.int COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information and Resources, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): www.nami.org Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event, CDC: www.emergency.cdc.gov

olunteer upport for onproﬁts Contact Valleyeditor@reedermedia.com to be included in a list of organizations needing volunteer support.

Food

Valley Community Pantry for Hemet and San Jacinto and rural areas, 191 Columbia St. Hemet, CA, 951-929-1101. Food distribution Monday through Thursday am am - ust show local identiﬁcation. www.vcpcares.org

For Parents

Western Eagle Foundation sells food boxes at a greatly reduced rate - $15 per box Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm and Sat & Sun 9am to 4pm. www.western-eagle.org

How to talk to your kids about the Coronavirus: www.fredrogerscenter.org/what-we-do/child-wellness/coronavirus-response Resources for parents and homeschooling: www.myvalleynews.com/website-resources-for-home-school-families-abound National PTA resources: www.pta.org/home/family-resources/coronavirus-information Coronavirus Updates: Mental health guidance, public health news and resources, NAMI California: www.namica.org Helping Children Cope with Emergencies, CDC: www.cdc.gov Just for Kids: A Comic exploring the new Coronavirus, National Public Radio (NPR): www.npr.org How to Talk to Your Anxious Child or Teen about Coronavirus, Anxiety and Depression Association of America: www.adaa.org

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Business, Worker and Family Resources

National Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: www.cisa.gov/identifying-critical-infrastructure-during-covid-19 SBA emergency loans: www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources iva - ﬀective immediately, . . applicants for a iva loan will have access to expanded eligibility, loan increase to , period of up to 6 months: www.kiva.org estaurant or ers ommunity oundation - pending relief fund food industry-speciﬁc resources www.restaurantworkerscf.org Guidance on preparing the workplace for COVID-19: www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf U.S. Chamber of Commerce: www.rivcoccsd.org/covidbizhelp

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State California Employment Development Department: www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm State of California Franchise Tax Board: www.ftb.ca.gov California Go Biz: www.business.ca.gov/coronavirus-2019 Accion Small Business Loans: www.us.accion.org/small-business-loans/see-if-i-qualify United Way link for community relief, including undocumented workers and vulnerable populations: https://uwsd.org/covid19 Work sharing program: www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/Work_Sharing_Program.htm Riverside County Riverside County Economic Development Department: www.rivcoccsd.org/covidbizhelp City of Hemet: www.hemetca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=938 City of Lake Elsinore: www.lake-elsinore.org/coronavirus City of Menifee: www.cityofmenifee.us/coronavirus City of Murrieta: www.murrietaca.gov/955/Coronavirus City of San Jacinto: www.sanjacintoca.gov City of Temecula: www.temeculaca.gov/coronavirus City of Wildomar: www.cityofwildomar.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=9894827&pageId=16546156 Price Gouging hotline: 951-955-0764. Complaints may also be lodged online at https://bit.ly/2WfQNID COVID-19 Testing Appointments: Diamond Stadium at www.projectbaseline.com/covid-19 or Call 800-945-6171 Additional resources for businesses: Coronavirus Resources for Business | CAMEO - helpful technology resources among others: https://cameonetwork.org/coronavirus-resources-for-business aciﬁc ommunity entures - free remote small business advice paci cco unit entures org s all- usiness-ser ices usiness-ad ising California Department of Industrial Relations - FAQ on labor regulations explained: www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.htm ow to avoid oronavirus ﬁnancial scams www.calreinvest.org/about/covid19

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